by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 5, 2021 | Opinion
A new article published today by Transport & Environment (T&E) explains that claims that electric cars make air pollution worse are wrong. Toxic emissions from tailpipes of diesel and petrol cars have caused tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. The...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 25, 2021 | Opinion
Guest Article: Lubomira Wengler, Project Manager, the Polish Society for Health Programs Air pollution in Poland’s largest cities reaches the highest levels in the entire European Union. The main “culprits” of this situation are low-stack emissions...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 18, 2021 | Consultation Responses, Opinion
As part of the European Green Deal, the EU plans to revise air quality standards with a legislative proposal by the end of 2022. In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of these rules, EPHA calls on the Commission to be bold...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 16, 2020 | Statements
A court in the United Kingdom has made legal history by ruling that air pollution is one of the causes of death of 9 year old Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived near a busy road in London with her mother. Ella has become the first person in the UK – and potentially...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 1, 2020 | Statements
A diverse coalition of 17 associations, including the European Public Health Alliance calls upon the European Commission to commit to modal shift and set targets for increasing the share of walking, cycling and public transport by 2030. On ECF’s initiative, a joint...
