by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 8, 2025 | Statements
Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles remains one of Europe’s most harmful public-health threats. Emissions from internal combustion engines are major sources of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). These are pollutants with no safe...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 4, 2025 | Statements
EPHA has joined more than 150 organisations, experts, and activists worldwide in signing the Healthy Planet Now Open Letter, calling for health to be placed at the centre of climate action ahead of COP30. The initiative emphasises that the climate crisis is a health...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 24, 2025 | Statements
Europe has made important strides in updating its ambient air quality rules and building law, but the places where we spend 90% of our lives still lack a dedicated, harmonised EU framework for indoor air quality (IAQ). The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (EU...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 8, 2025 | Statements
Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution in Europe, contributing to chronic respiratory and cardiovascular illness, pregnancy complications, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life. Fossil fuel combustion in road transport releases nitrogen dioxide...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 7, 2025 | Statements
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) brings together non-profit health organizations across Europe to advocate for policies that improve health through cleaner air. The Coalition’s new infographic sets out the evidence on the health burden of air pollution and the...
