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.
HEAL and several other organisations are calling on Permanent Representatives of the European Union to protect European citizens by opposing the Commission’s proposal for a 10-year renewal of glyphosate’s approval. This is especially crucial in light of new scientific evidence demonstrating that glyphosate-based herbicides can cause leukaemia in rats, even at low doses that were previously deemed safe by EU regulatory authorities.
Read the full letter here.
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