While much of the public and political attention has been on coal power generation and its impacts on climate and health, the health threats from burning fossil gas have not been part of the discussion on future-proof energy production and deserve greater attention.
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is currently considering the proposal to revise the EU’s ambient air quality directives (AAQD), a cornerstone for the protection of people’s health and the environment from air pollution.
Today, HEAL, together with the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM), Mutualités Libres/Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen, the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA) and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) has written to members of the committee, urging them tostep up on the European Commission’s proposal, to reduce ill-health and health cost swiftly and significantly.
Read the full letter here
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