The Commission must live up to its European Green Deal promise and stop subsidies to fossil fuel companies, experts warn
European climate, environmental and health NGOs have sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to ensure that bloc-wide guidelines on energy subsidies do not allow taxpayers’ money…
Letter to Mayors: Regional Just Transition plans need to place health protection at the center
On the occasion of the 4th Forum of Mayors on Just Transition which will focus on the Social Policy Dialogue on the Transition to Net Zero, HEAL has written an open…
Joint letter: Territorial Just Transition Plans assessed against WWF Just Transition principles
WWF and nine other organisations have written to the European Commission to urge Territorial Just Transition plans are brought in line with EU climate goals and sustainability and social principles. Read…
Announcing HEAL webinar series on Air quality, Climate and the Green Agenda in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans is one of the regions in Europe heavily affected by air pollution and climate change, leading to an unacceptably high health burden. While awareness on the need…
Joint letter to Energy Community regarding Pljevlja coal power plant (Montenegro)
Ten NGOs including HEAL have sent a complaint to the Energy Community Secretariat regarding Montenegro's highly polluting Pljevlja coal power plant which has exceeded its allowed operating hours but is…
Letter: Swift action on Contracting Parties’ failure to reduce emissions for coal plants under NERP
Letter: Concerns over Montenegro’s non-compliance with opt-out provision for the Pljevlja power plant
HEAL, together with Eco-Team Montenegro, Green Home Montenegro, and Sustainable Energy has sent a letter to Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, to express concerns over Montenegro’s non-compliance…
European Commission reply to letter to EU heads of state: Upping EU’s 2030 GHG emissions reduction target
The European Commission has sent a reply to HEAL's letter on 'Upping EU’s 2030 GHG emissions reduction target to – 65% to respond to the twin COVID-19 pandemic and climate…
Letter to EU heads of state: Upping EU’s 2030 GHG emissions reduction target to – 65% to respond to the twin COVID-19 pandemic and climate crises
HEAL has sent a letter to EU heads of state calling for raising the EU’s 2030 GHG emissions reduction target to - 65% to respond to the twin COVID-19 pandemic…
An ambitious implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans to prevent ill-health and move towards zero pollution
Green 10 letter on guaranteeing a Green Recovery across Europe in Next Generation EU by excluding fossil fuels from the RRF
The 10 largest environmental NGOs have written a letter on the need to exclude fossil fuels from the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the largest envelope in Next…
64 organisations write to European Parliament: The Just Transition has to be fossil fuel-free
Over 40 million health professionals urge G20 leaders to ensure a Healthy Recovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for…
Joint letter to EU institutions on COVID-19 response
HEAL is one of the signatories (together with WWF, BirdLife Europe, EEB, CEE Bankwatch, CAN Europe, Transport & Environment and NatureFriends International) of a joint letter to Commission President von…
Joint open letter: Principles for a #JustRecovery from COVID-19
HEAL is a signatory of a letter coordinated by 350, calling for a global and financial response to COVID-19 that ensures a just recovery, putting health, fairness, people and solidarity…