by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 4, 2024 | Statements
Brussels, 4 March 2024 Dear Environment Minister, On February 20th, a provisional agreement was reached by Parliament and Council in trilogue on updating EU’s clean air standards (revised Ambient Air Quality Directive). Faced with a public health emergency from air...
by Bhavani Srinivasan | Jan 26, 2024
New Fuels, Same Problems:The reality of alternative fuels Biofuels, despite their green-sounding name, are not health or climate-friendly and, therefore not the solution to transport needs. They are a continuation of a polluting system that is holding back more...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 15, 2023 | Position & Policy Papers
A new report “Assessing Health and Co-benefits in European Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans” published today sheds light on the current state of health considerations within Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). It emphasises that the mere presence of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 12, 2023 | Statements
Brussels, 12 December 2023 Dear Environment Minister, Ahead of the next meeting of the Environment Council of the EU where you will exchange on the revision of the EU’s clean air standards (Ambient Air Quality Directives – AAQD), we, the undersigned...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 7, 2023 | Statements
The organisations representing environmental, health and consumer civil society groups from across the European Union representing the voice of millions of European citizens call on the Commission to rename the Euro 7 emission standard for cars to Euro 6f, in order to...