Health and Environment Alliance | Position Papers: Climate and Energy

Recommendations from Turkish Health Sector regarding Climate Action and COP 26

15th December 2021

Turkey's ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement by November 10, 2021 and announcing its net zero emission target until 2053 are among the positive developments considering we have been feeling…

Assessment tool: A territorial Just Transition Plan for Health Protection

29th September 2021

This tool prepared by HEAL is a deep-dive tool on the health aspects of the territorial just transition plans, with six principles.

HEAL response on the consultation for the draft EU climate, environment and energy aid guidelines (CEEAG)

2nd August 2021

HEAL response to EEAG consultation

1st July 2021

HEAL comments to German lignite state aid case

7th June 2021

Cutting air pollution and CO2 from Europe’s industrial installations

22nd March 2021

HEAL has responded to a public consultation on the revision of the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The IED covers approximately 50,000 industrial installations and is thus the key piece…

Four principles for a participatory just transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine

10th December 2020

HEAL questions for European Parliament hearings – Legislature 2019-2024

19th September 2019

The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) prepared a dedicated set of questions to test three of the Commissioners-designates on their commitment to act for a healthy planet for healthy people.

Ten of the largest environment organisations publish manifesto ahead of 2019 European elections

25th September 2018

The Green 10, a coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations representing tens of millions of citizens across Europe, call on candidates for the European elections to promote a European Union that puts people and our planet first.

Industrial competitiveness as ’societal challenge’? Ensuring accountability and societal impact in Horizon Europe

7th June 2018

Five EU actions to take Europe Beyond Coal

2nd November 2017

HEAL Healthy Energy Paper

14th June 2017

Check out HEAL’s brand new Healthy Energy Paper in English, Polish and Czech, which we just launched at the 6th Environment and Health conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Ostrava, Czech Republic!

A new Europe for people, planet and prosperity for all

12th September 2016

Europe is at a crossroads, and the future of European cooperation and the benefits it brings are at stake. This is about the future of our society and how we want to be viewed by the wider world. The future of our planet and the kind of Europe our children will grow up in.

Poland: High health costs from public financing for coal power

20th October 2015

Doctors and public health experts call on French authorities to give greater priority to health at COP21 climate summit

29th June 2015

In a joint declaration released on Monday, 29 June, the French Public Health Association, the French Society of Environmental Health and the French Medical Council, supported by several European and international health associations, demand a greater focus on health during the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris this December. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has co-signed the declaration.

HEAL position paper on the 7th EU Environment Action Programme

11th April 2013

HEAL response to public consultation on 7th EAP

30th May 2012

Position Papers: Climate and Energy