by Matteo Barisione | Aug 26, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November will be crucial for international climate action. It will have far-reaching consequences for the long-term health of our societies. As the Lancet Countdown 2020 Report explained, no...
by Matteo Barisione | Jul 15, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
The European Commission’s “Fit for 55” legislative package launched yesterday aims to fundamentally overhaul the EU’s climate policy architecture and put the EU on track to deliver on its 2030 climate target, with crucial implications for public health and our...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 2, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
Guest Article: Reneta Ilieva, International Projects’ Coordinator, Bulgarian Association for Patients’ Rights DefenceIt is unclear when the thousands of victims of polluted air in Sofia will decreaseThe CE-Delft report on the linkage between transport and the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
The Spanish Respiratory and Thoracic Surgery Society (SEPAR) is a scientific society fully committed to environmental problems that affect the respiratory health of citizens and the future challenges that these generate. One of SEPAR’s main objectives is to increase...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
Photo credit Changing Cities Inspired by the Superillas in Barcelona, we wondered how Kiezblocks would work for Berlin. The Superillas or superblocks are a way to reclaim the streets from motorized traffic, reducing noise and pollution, and saving hundreds of lives...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 18, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
Guest article : Eva Zemmour, Les chercheurs d’air, Belgium Air pollution kills hundreds of people in Brussels every year by triggering or aggravating many respiratory (asthma, chronic bronchitis) and cardiovascular (hypertension, strokes) diseases. By impacting their...
