Brussels, 7 October 2024 Dear Members of the Environment Council of the EU, The Council will be voting on the trilogue agreement on updating EU’s clean air standards (Ambient Air Quality Directive), concluded between Parliament and Council on February 20th 2024. This...
A reflection on the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive Clean air is essential to human health and so improving air quality has been a focus for European Union Environmental policy over the past three decades. Yet despite efforts by local, regional and...
Air pollution stands as the most significant environmental risk that Europeans face, causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths annually in the EU (EEA, 2024b). Air pollution, as an invisible killer and an involuntary risk, impacts all individuals, but...
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) congratulates Ursula von der Leyen for her re-election as President of the European Commission, and calls on the President and College of Commissioners to prevent health impacts from air pollution. Awarding clean air a prominent...
Guest article by Riccardo Moschetti, Policy Officer, European Cancer Organisation Throughout human history, climate and the environment have always had a significant impact on human health. Indeed, scientific evidence shows that our bodies have adapted to living in...
