It has reviewed several existing directives and aims to lower the number of premature deaths by more than 75% in ten years. In 2019, air pollution caused more than 300,000 premature deaths, according to the European Environment Agency.
The European Commission has revised and modernized several directives in force with the objective of achieving “zero pollutants” in air and water, both surface and underground, and urban waste gradually until 2050 in the European Union.
The goal is to cut air pollution in half from 2030, which the European Commission says will be more in line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, and to zero by 2050.
To achieve this, Brussels establishes a periodic review of the standards – the first in 2028 – and a reduction to more than half of the annual limit value of the main pollutant, fine particles (PM2.5), as well as nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide. ozone, which is expected to lower the number of premature deaths by more than 75% in ten years.
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