As the Polish government is about to launch its update on its 2040 Energy Strategy (PEP), part three of HEAL’s ‘Curing Chronic Coal’ series, published today, shows that the earlier Poland phases out coal power, the greater the health benefits and saved health costs to society will be.
24 October 2017
Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution objecting to the European Commission proposal for re-authorisation of glyphosate on the European Union market for another 10 years (1).
In reaction to the vote, Natacha Cingotti, Health and Chemicals Policy officer at the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) said:
“We welcome the European Parliament commitment to a full phase-out of glyphosate by 2022 without any extension – a clear no-go to the European Commission’s renewal proposal for at least 10 years. A poll released today shows solid citizens’ support for an outright ban of the world’s most-used herbicide, and rightly so.”
“During tomorrow’s discussions in the pesticides committee, we continue to sound the alarm and ask member states to let citizens’ health be the guiding light, and agree on a full-phase out plan for glyphosate as soon as possible.”
