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Home » European Green Deal: Commission aims for zero pollution in air, water and soil
The European Commission has adopted its action plan aimed at tackling pollution in air, soil and water.
The “EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” is part of the European Green Deal and sets out targets for 2050. It envisages a world where pollution is reduced to levels that are no longer harmful to human health and details the steps needed to get there.
According to a recent European Environment Agency (EEA) report on Health and Environment, every year in the EU over 400,000 premature deaths are likely due to ambient air pollution.
The action plan sets out targets to achieve by 2030 to assist towards the larger goal. These include:
It proposes actions such as linking EU air quality standards more closely to those recommended by the World Health Organization and promoting zero pollution from production and consumption.
Chair of the European Lung Foundation, Kjeld Hansen, commented: “We welcome the adoption of the EU Action Plan. The research is crystal clear – we know that air pollution causes long-term health problems, such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and heart diseases, and also reduces life expectancy. Breathing clean air is essential for our health and we strongly support the goals this plan sets out to achieve.”
Learn more about the effects of air pollution on lung health: https://europeanlung.org/en/information-hub/keeping-lungs-healthy/air-quality-breathe-clean-air/
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