HEAL’s office in Germany works with a diverse range of health stakeholders to prevent disease and health impacts from environmental and climate threats and advocate for policy changes in the country and beyond.
Our current activities focus on climate, energy and air quality issues, in particular energy deliberations, given that 40% of Germany’s electricity generation still stems from health-harming coal power generation. Over the next months, HEAL and partners will also start addressing transport issues, to advance solutions for healthy, air quality and climate-friendly mobility in Germany’s urban areas.
Contact person:
Anne Stauffer, anne@env-health.org, +32 (0)2 329 00 80
Lancet Countdown 2020 underlines health benefits of decisive climate and recovery action
3rd December 2020
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Bundesregierung torpediert strengere Schadstoffbegrenzung für Kohlekraftwerke
9th July 2020
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Environment Ministers have to show commitment to EU action on air quality in 2020
17th February 2020
In the upcoming Council Conclusions on Air Quality, we call on Environment Ministers to:
Reflect the urgency to act on air pollution for health protection: the positive effects of this Green Deal need to be breathable by the end of the current EU Commission’ mandate.
Translate the urgency into action by paving the way forward: the EU Green Deal ambition needs to take the shape of clear steps for clean air in 2020, with a view to aligning the EU air standards with the WHO guidelines.
Climate action for our health and planetary health
2nd December 2019
Our message on climate action as the biggest opportunity to benefit health today, tomorrow and for future generations is powerful, and should be heard everywhere, writes HEAL's Founder and Executive Director Genon K. Jensen.
Launch of 2019 Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
13th November 2019
Today, the 2019 Lancet Countdown report has been published, with a focus on children's health and climate change, but also on the potential of transforming children's health through climate action for the better.
