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Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 12 mei 2021.
Why do we need to act more on pollution?
Despite significant progress in the EU over the last decades, pollution still heavily impacts our health and the environment. In the EU, one in eight deaths is linked to environmental pollution, with 90% of these deaths due to chronic diseases, out of which cancers score as the most frequent ones. It is estimated that air pollution alone causes up to 400.000 premature deaths each year. Pollution s most harmful impacts on human health are typically borne by the most vulnerable groups, notably children, people with medical conditions, older persons, persons with disabilities and those living in poorer socio-economic conditions, creating thus further inequalities.
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 12 mei 2021.
ood afternoon everyone,
And thank you Executive Vice-President for showing importance of this initiative in a bigger picture of the European Green Deal.
Last year the Commission adopted the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. It was an early bird of our wider approach towards pollution issues.
Together with that strategy, today s plan translates our zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment into a tangible set of actions for air, water and soil.
It is needed because the EU and its Member States must ensure certain level of life quality for citizens who are now suffering from air and noise pollution.
European Commission Consults on New EU Soil Strategy envirotech-online.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from envirotech-online.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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(BRUSSELS) - The EU Commission launched Tuesday a public consultation on a new EU Soil Strategy, the last of a set of consultations on different ecosystems forming part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Healthy soils produce food and raw materials, clean drinking water, reduce flood risks and store huge amounts of carbon. They are seen as essential for achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal such as climate neutrality, biodiversity restoration, zero pollution, healthy and sustainable food systems and a resilient environment. Yet soils are degrading due to unsustainable management, overexploitation, climate change and pollution. For that reason, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 announced the adoption of a new Soil Strategy in 2021.