As EU member states, regional and local authorities prepare to implement the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), this briefing by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) argues that decision-makers and authorities should pay particular attention to addressing socio-economic inequalities in their clean air efforts. The swift transposition and implementation of the new rules, with strengthened administrative collaboration and the full utilisation of financial support schemes, promise significant progress towards cleaner air across Europe. Improved air quality will be beneficial to everyone and contribute to preventing health inequalities for those living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its draft Strategic Plan 2019-2023 in March 2018. It is meant to guide the general and operational activities of the organisation. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) collaborates with other public interest organisations in the European Chemicals Agency’s committees and its flagship REACH fora, and works to promote coherence in the intersection of REACH with other relevant EU and international legislation. In this light, HEAL submitted a response to the public consultation on ECHA’s draft Strategic Plan.
HEAL’s comments can be found here.
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