Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal

Fit for 55 – will new climate legislation deliver for public health?

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...

A green European Health Union will ensure a healthy recovery from the pandemic

by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 29, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, #EU4Health, Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal

To:Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionCc Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President, European Green DealMargaritis Schinas, Vice President, Promoting our European Way of Life Subject: Call to urgently develop the Green Pillar of the European...

The ambition for zero pollution: what footprint will Europe leave on our environment?

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,...

Joint Letter | It’s time for action to align the CAP with the EU Green Deal

by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 1, 2020 | CAP & Health, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments

Open letter to the President of the European Commission, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament calling for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green...

Revealing the Climate and Clean Air Connection for a Healthy Recovery

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...

EU-Mercosur: deforestation’s toll on public health

by George Thurley | Sep 30, 2020 | Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, Trade for health | Latest Developments

It has been more than fifteen months since agreement in principle was reached on the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement, and yet ratification hasn’t even begun. So what’s going on? Officially the Association Agreement is being ‘scrubbed’ and translated...