by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 29, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, #EU4Health, Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
To:Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionCc Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President, European Green DealMargaritis Schinas, Vice President, Promoting our European Way of Life Subject: Call to urgently develop the Green Pillar of the European...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 14, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
Guest Article: Tomaž Gorenc, Institute for Health and Environment Air pollution is an important determinant of health, especially among vulnerable groups such as children, people with chronic diseases, elderly people or economically and socially disadvantaged people....
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
The Romanian Health Observatory has analysed actions aimed at combating air pollution taken by the 15 largest municipalities in Romania in the past two years. Unfortunately, the findings are not very encouraging. As in the previous 2018 edition of our ranking, none of...
by Matteo Barisione | Mar 5, 2021 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion
A new article published today by Transport & Environment (T&E) explains that claims that electric cars make air pollution worse are wrong.Toxic emissions from tailpipes of diesel and petrol cars have caused tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. The...
by Matteo Barisione | Jan 18, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
As part of the European Green Deal, the EU plans to revise air quality standards with a legislative proposal by the end of 2022. In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of these rules, EPHA calls on the Commission to be bold...
