US EditionAir Quality Improving in Europe but More Effort Needed: Report
The agency said 63,000 premature deaths were linked to ozone in 2023, and most pollutants still need extra measures to meet EU limits.
- On Thursday, the European Environment Agency released its annual report, noting that European air quality is improving but reaching the European Union's 2030 targets remains a distant goal requiring more effort.
- Covering 39 European countries, including 27 European Union member states, the EEA report found that while standards for fine particulate matter and NO2 were mostly met, up to 20 percent of monitoring stations still report pollution above current EU standards.
- Ground-Level ozone levels "have not decreased significantly," according to the EEA, causing 63,000 premature deaths in 2023, and climate change will likely worsen ozone pollution due to more frequent heat-related meteorological conditions.
- Action at local levels "may not be sufficient" because ozone travels long distances, the EEA warned, and France's recent rollback of low-emission zones illustrates the political difficulty of implementing such efforts.
- EU member states must implement roadmaps to meet the 2030 air quality limits set in 2024, though these targets still fall "well short" of the World Health Organization's recommendations updated in 2021.
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At around one in five measuring stations in Europe, measured air pollution remains above the current EU directives.
While air quality is improving on the European continent, the European Environment Agency stresses the need for further efforts to meet the 2030 standards.
In a report, the European Environment Agency notes a lack of significant progress on the low-level ozone front. It believes that measures are needed to reach the EU's air quality limits for 2030Air quality is improving in Europe, but efforts are needed to achieve the EU's 2030 targets, says the European Environment Agency's (EEA) annual report on Thursday."EU standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have generally…
In most regions of Europe, air has become cleaner, but pollution with particulate matter and ozone remains problematic for urban dwellers, a new report shows.
Europe air quality improves but falls short of 2030 targets, European Environment Agency warns
Air quality in Europe is improving but further action is needed to meet the European Union’s 2030 targets, the European Environment Agency said on Thursday, noting pollution still exceeds limits at up to 20% of monitoring stations across 39 countries.
Air quality in Europe is improving, but efforts are needed to meet the European Union's 2030 targets. This is evident from the annual report of the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today.
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