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 European Public Health Alliance | Feb 25, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion
Guest Article: Lubomira Wengler, Project Manager, the Polish Society for Health ProgramsAir pollution in Poland’s largest cities reaches the highest levels in the entire European Union. The main “culprits” of this situation are low-stack emissions...
by Matteo Barisione | Nov 14, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
The European environment – State and Outlook 2020 from the European Environment Agency warns that “Europe’s environment is at a tipping point.” The systemic changes in ecological conditions will have far-reaching effects on human health and well-being,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 21, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air pollution costs Europeans €1,276 per year – study Italy dominates top 10 cities for highest per capita costs 21 October 2020, Brussels – Air pollution costs the average European city resident €1,276 per year, according to the largest study of its kind....
by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek | Sep 30, 2020 | Clean air, Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
How connections between people, money, mobility and health can contribute to rising EU climate ambitions Our society is at risk of collapsing, facing a toxic mix of various crises: rising global temperature and seas, growing antimicrobial resistance and of course the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 5, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, COVID-19, Health Inequalities
Air pollution affects everyone, but not the same way. Dirty air has the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities, especially for socially disadvantaged groups that are disproportionately exposed to air pollution. Resources From EPHA Vulnerable groups...
