New briefing on how to achieve better health through Just Transition in Poland
Just Transition is a key consideration for Poland, where the majority of energy is still generated by coal power. Each year, this leads to up to EUR 7.5 billion in…
New report on children’s health impacts from transport pollution in Poland
Air pollution is the greatest health threat in Poland, with 50,000 premature deaths annually and a range of health effects including hospitalisations and rise in asthma cases in children. Polish…
Setting Poland on the path for a healthy, green and just recovery
By end April, the Polish government has to submit a national recovery plan to the EU Commission, in order to receive funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). HEAL…
Unique doctors coalition in Poland launches urgent call for climate action
Polish health and medical experts have issued a reminder that accelerating climate change already impacts people’s health in Poland and beyond - and that these effects will continue to worsen.…
Lancet Countdown 2020 underlines health benefits of decisive climate and recovery action
Responding to the converging climate and COVID-19 crises can deliver a triple win: better public health, a sustainable economy and environmental protection. Climate action can ensure cleaner air, healthier diets,…
Environment Ministers have to show commitment to EU action on air quality in 2020
Climate action for our health and planetary health
Launch of 2019 Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
Stepping up on national climate action to deliver on the Paris climate commitments
With the growing global climate movement, the UN climate summit, the upcoming climate negotiations in Madrid and all the deliberations in the new EU institutions (e.g. European Green Deal), responding…
The climate emergency is a medical one – health sector issues prescription for a healthy energy future
EU elections: vote for a healthy planet for healthy people
Press release: EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
Indoor air quality test in primary schools of six European capitals – take part!
Calling London Primary Schools Is the air in London's class rooms clean? The health impacts of outdoor air pollution are proven and well known. But how about indoor air? We…
HEAL conference at ” Health and Climate Day” at COP24 at the University of Silesia (Poland)
The topic of health impacts from climate is one that has not been very widely discussed in Poland until now, but the landscape has recently changed. One of the reasons…