Clean Air - EPHA

Joint letter I MEPs crucial vote on the revision of car CO2 reduction targets

by European Public Health Alliance | May 5, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, #EU4Health, Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal

This article has been updated on May 30th, 2022. On 30 May, a group of over 50 NGOs from across Europe have co-signed a letter addressed to MEPs ahead of their vote on car and van CO2 laws on June 7. They appeal for higher CO2 targets for carmakers as a mean to speed...

Tyre wear: an underestimated source of air pollution that needs to be tackled

by Matteo Barisione | Apr 25, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion

Plastic degradation is a global threat that affects our planet and our health. According to a new study published by Hull York Medical School (United Kingdom) in March 2022, for the first time, microplastic pollution has been discovered lodged deep in the lungs of...

Replacing fossil fuels and biomass with cleaner alternatives in residential heating and cooking can decrease the social health costs, say researchers

by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Clean Air | Publications

A new report by CE Delft for EPHA investigates the health-related costs to society of outdoor air pollution caused by residential heating and cooking, looking at the impact of different air pollutants across the EU’s 27 Member States and the UK, with an in-depth...

EPHA joins calls for decision-makers to put vans on a zero-emission path

by Matteo Barisione | Mar 10, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments

Air quality in Europe is still a health and environmental issue, as the recent report from Clean Cities Campaign has shown. No major European city is developing enough non-polluting forms of transport by 2030, threatening to undermine the health of its citizens. One...

“Not even close”: healthy transport in European cities is still a dream, not reality

by Matteo Barisione | Feb 24, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments

According to a new study published today, no major European city is developing enough non-polluting forms of transport by 2030, threatening to undermine the health of its citizens. This disappointing situation in 36 major cities was revealed in a report released by...

Improving air quality can decrease the health costs of epidemics, say researchers

by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | Clean Air | Latest Developments

Air pollution remains the biggest environmental health risk in Europe and continues to be a major cause of premature death and disease. Yet, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a temporary increase in air quality as a result of lockdowns enforced to...