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 European Public Health Alliance | Mar 23, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
EPHA is calling on mayors across Europe to tackle growing levels of air pollution by further restricting traffic in urban centres, a demand based on a wide-ranging new transport study.The report on Air pollution & transport policies at the city level, conducted by...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 23, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
23 March 2021, Brussels – Most cities throughout Europe should restrict traffic to tackle growing levels of air pollution as pandemic restrictions ease, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) urged today, a call based on a wide-ranging new transport...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 9, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
To:Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President, European Green DealThierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal MarketVirginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and FisheriesAdina-Ioana Vălean, Commissioner for TransportStella Kyriakides, Commissioner...
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...
