Over 40 million health professionals urge G20 leaders to ensure a Healthy Recovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for…
Joint letter to EU institutions on COVID-19 response
HEAL is one of the signatories (together with WWF, BirdLife Europe, EEB, CEE Bankwatch, CAN Europe, Transport & Environment and NatureFriends International) of a joint letter to Commission President von…
Joint open letter: Principles for a #JustRecovery from COVID-19
HEAL is a signatory of a letter coordinated by 350, calling for a global and financial response to COVID-19 that ensures a just recovery, putting health, fairness, people and solidarity…
Environmental health priorities for Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union
A European Green Deal that strives for a healthy planet for healthy people is putting zero pollution and health protection at its core
Health professionals on derogations for coal power plants: no exemptions for pollution
Bulgarian health community highlights the huge health benefits of refusing giving derogations or pollution exemptions for Bulgrarian coal power plants for the sake of (1) improving air quality, (2) reducing…
NGO statement urging Turkish decision makers to step up at COP24
More than 25 NGOs working in Turkey released a joint statement urging Turkish decision makers to focus on raising ambition, and reaping the benefits of a low-carbon just transition at…
Letter to EU ministers on Capacity Mechanisms
HEAL as one of 31 networks and organisation has ahead of the upcoming trilogue meeting on the Electricity Market Regulation urged EU ministers to ensure that capacity mechanisms remain a…
HEAL highlights Western Balkans coal power plants’ lack of compliance with Energy Community rules ahead of Energy Community/European Parliament exchange
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) underlines the current unpreparedness of coal power plants in the Western Balkans to meet emission standards ahead of a European Parliament Industry, Research and…
HEAL letter on EBRD on its support for thermal and coking coal in its mining policy revision
HEAL has sent a joint letter together with CEE Bankwatch and Re:Common to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) calling on it to abandon its support for thermal…
HEAL urges MEPs to support measures that promote health in EED vote
[This letter was sent to all Members of European Parliament of the Industry, Research and Energy committee on 16 November 2017] Dear MEP, I am writing on behalf of HEAL, a…
Civil society and businesses demand health considerations to be given in Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
In a letter to the European Parliament, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) was joined by civil society organisations and businesses to demand the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)…
Open letter to negotiators in German coalition talks – climate action means protection of health
HEAL has sent an open letter to the parties involved in coalition talks for a next German government, the CDU and CSU, FDP and Greens. It reads: ‘we are noting…
