Clean Air for Health – the disease burden caused by air pollution
Air pollution is the top environmental threat to health in Europe. It leads to hundreds of thousands premature deaths per year and billions of Euros in health costs. It is…
Strong health call for clean air ahead of June Environment Council
Webinar series: The healthy and clean city of tomorrow
Health threats of short-term winter smog in Poland
Today, HEAL Poland has published an analysis of particulate matter air pollution in Poland during the 2022/23 heating season, and the associated health impacts of short-term exposure to air pollution.…
Encouraging healthy mobility in Warsaw, Poland
The city authorities of Warsaw have been consulting with residents and experts on the details of setting up a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), the first of its kind in the…
HEAL’s demands for clean air for health, for everyone
Air pollution is the top environmental risk to health in Europe and everyone is vulnerable to its impacts. People’s level of vulnerability is outside of individual control, as it evolves…
Press note: Three points to look out for in this week’s EP ENVI air quality debate
Joint letter to ENVI MEPs: Health organisations’ recommendations to step up on clean air for health with science-based air quality standards
Letter from Europe’s environmental NGOs on the cars CO2 deal
Clean Air for Health, for everyone
Gesundheitsverbände fordern stärkere Anstrengungen zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität
Joint letter to EU environment ministers: Health groups’ recommendations to step up on clean air for health with science-based air quality standards
Luftqualität: Gesundheit durch neue Standards schützen
Luftqualität: Gesundheit durch neue Standards schützen Hohe Risiken für akute und chronische Krankheiten durch Feinstaub und Stickstoffdioxid Hannover/Brüssel, 28.10.2022. Die Gefahr ist unsichtbar: Luftverschmutzung ist ein großer umweltbedingter Risikofaktor für die…
Air pollution law revision can be a game changer for zero-pollution ambition
Today, the European Commission released the proposed update to the Ambient Air Quality Directives (AAQD), the first one since 2008. As part of the Zero Pollution Package, this proposal has…
Reactions from the health community on the European Commission’s proposal on updating the Ambient Air Quality Directive
EU leaders: reaffirm Europe’s leadership in clean air policies
Joint letter by C40, Clean Cities Campaign, European Cyclists' Federation, Transport & Environment and HEAL, calling to Fully align EU limit values for pollutants with the global air quality guidelines…