Clean air for health
Breathing is the most basic human function to sustain life. And yet, air pollution remains the largest environmental health risk in Europe, despite increasing awareness of the health impacts of air pollution over decades and various policy initiatives at international, European, national, regional and city levels.
Do you live in a city? This is what air pollution is doing to us.
Publications
Health impacts and health costs of diesel emissions in the EU
The Invisible Killer: the health burden from air pollution in Europe
Lancet Countdown & EPHA Policy Briefing I Tackling Climate Change and Air Pollution
#cleanair4health
Latest Developments
How can we protect our children’s health from the climate emergency?
An overview of the 2019 Lancet Countdown report on the links between health and climate change.
read moreEU air quality laws protect our health – Germany must respect them
In Germany alone, air pollution leads to 62,300 early deaths every year. We urge the German government to refrain from any attempts to weaken air quality standards.
read moreAgreement on CO2 welcome, but more health protection against air pollution needed
Although the deal waters down the ambitious proposal by the European Parliament, the 37.5% cut by 2030 improves the very weak Commission suggestion of just 30%.
read moreAnalysis & Opinion
Looking forward to EU ambition on zero air pollution
What actions can we expect from the EU to tackle air pollution in the next five years?
read moreAsthma and air pollution – the time for action is now
The devastating consequences of asthma show, more than ever, that action to address air pollution is vitally needed in Europe.
read moreLook to the sky – the top 5 priorities on European air quality and health in 2019
More attention is now being paid to the effects of the air we breathe on public health – what next for EU policies to tackle air pollution?
read morePast Events
A matter of life or death
25 April 2019
Ella was only 9 years old when she succumbed to an asthma attack linked to the illegal levels of air pollution in the United Kingdom.
Paying to breathe
27 November 2018
The European Diesel Summit
6 November 2018
Do you have a question?
Meet our Clean Air for Health Policy Lead.
Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
Policy Manager for Health Policy Coherence
zoltan@epha.org
+32 2 233 3872