Climate change threatens the basic elements of life such as access to clean air, water, food and shelter – and with that human health. But climate action could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.
HEAL works with Global organisations like UNFCCC, UNEP and WHO, with European and national decision-makers as well as environmental organisations towards climate and energy policies putting human health at the centre of their priorities.
Heatwaves – A major health threat
Joint letter from health organisations to the European Parliament’s ITRE committe: vote on REDIII and biomass
Letter to European Parliament: Keep the EU Taxonomy fossil gas free for better health – vote against the delegated act
HEAL has sent a letter to Members of European Parliament, calling to keep the EU…
Webinar: Wood burning – a sustainable energy alternative or a health threat?
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10.00 – 11.30 am CEST In recent years, the burning of…
Letter to EU energy ministers: Ending the EU’s fossil fuel dependency for better health
Response from EU Commission to Green 10 letter on withdrawing the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act
The Green 10 have received a reply from the European Commission to a joint letter…
False fix: the hidden health impacts of Europe’s fossil gas dependency
First of its kind analysis on the health harm of burning fossil gas shows that…
Health experts demand more attention and action on the public health threat of wood burning in the Western Balkans
Decades of chronic coal pollution in Turkey have led to a large, unacceptable health burden
Air pollution and health in Western Balkan cities
Joint letter from health organisations to the European Parliament’s ITRE committe: vote on REDIII and biomass
Letter to European Parliament: Keep the EU Taxonomy fossil gas free for better health – vote against the delegated act
HEAL has sent a letter to Members of European Parliament, calling to keep the EU…
Letter to EU energy ministers: Ending the EU’s fossil fuel dependency for better health
Response from EU Commission to Green 10 letter on withdrawing the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act
The Green 10 have received a reply from the European Commission to a joint letter…
Green 10 letter to EU Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back
The Green 10 have written to Vice-President Timmermans in advance of the publication of the…
Green 10 letter to the European Commission calling for the RePowerEU plan to support a phaseout of fossil fuels and nuclear energy
The Green 10 have sent a letter to European Commission President Von der Leyen, with…
False fix: the hidden health impacts of Europe’s fossil gas dependency
First of its kind analysis on the health harm of burning fossil gas shows that…
Decades of chronic coal pollution in Turkey have led to a large, unacceptable health burden
The Commission must live up to its European Green Deal promise and stop subsidies to fossil fuel companies, experts warn
European climate, environmental and health NGOs have sent an open letter to the European Commission…
NGOs to refuse invitations to speak at fossil-fuel sponsored media events
Sixteen leading European civil society organisations [1] have announced they will no longer accept invitations…
Bundesregierung verpasst Chance, tausende vorzeitige Todesfälle aufgrund von Luftverschmutzung aus Kohlekraftwerken zu verhindern
Bundesregierung legt unambitionierte Grenzwerte für Kohlekraftwerke fest, die zu über 18.000 vorzeitigen Todesfällen führen werden.…
HEAL reaction to the European Commission’s Zero Pollution Action Plan
Today, the Commission published its Zero Pollution Action Plan for air, water and soils (ZPAP).…
