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We call on the European Union to urgently, finally and fully align EU air quality standards with the latest available science to protect our health.

The EU's legally binding limits for air pollutants should be based on science, and be at least as strict as the World Health Organisation’s regularly updated guidelines.

Why is this important?

In one of the schools in Warsaw, there is a big red dot on a board next to the entrance. It tells the kids whether they will play outdoors. On many days they don’t: the air is so polluted that playing outside is too big a health risk.

Air pollution causes asthma, childhood cancers, and chronic diseases in children. [1] And it leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths in Europe every year. [2]

The EU has standards for air quality that are meant to protect us. But because they aren’t 100% based on science, the alarm levels are set far too high. [2] This makes us think our air is clean while it is not.

Next week, the EU Parliament will discuss and vote on air quality standards. And whatever they decide can be a serious game-changer for the air we breathe. [3]

Before the vote, MEPs who don’t know about the issue will have to learn about it and those on the fence will need convincing. To do it, we have to put our names together to show how much Europeans care about the air they breathe. Add yours!

References:

https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/health-impacts-of-air-pollution
https://www.env-health.org/issues/air-quality/
https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/air-quality-in-europe-2020-report

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