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"The trilogue deal on the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive reached last week is
a unique public health opportunity for Poland.
The country has one of the highest economic and health burdens from air
pollution in the EU — which is why the newly elected Polish government should
help ensure the swift adoption of the agreement in the European Parliament and
the European Council.
Ahead of the deal reached on 20 February, the Council wanted to see a
possibility of a 10-year exemption from adhering to the legally binding air
pollution limit values for countries that have a lower-than-EU average GDP.
This would have included two-thirds of EU countries, including Poland. Gladly
this plan was binned, as alarmingly — according to a new study — it could have
caused around 90,000 additional premature deaths in Poland between 2030-2040.
However, unfortunately, this exemption was replaced by another. In the
provisional agreement, the European Parliament conceded to member states the
possibility for a 10-year postponement based on significant impact to existing
domestic heating systems."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
