{"id":14222,"date":"2022-12-07T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-eu-is-on-track-to-meet-its-target-for-reducing-mortality-from-air-pollution\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:54:15","slug":"the-eu-is-on-track-to-meet-its-target-for-reducing-mortality-from-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-eu-is-on-track-to-meet-its-target-for-reducing-mortality-from-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU is on track to meet its target for reducing mortality from air pollution."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-HkxobRpDs tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SkxgoW0aws\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-rJZgs-06Po\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-B1Mes-0TDo   \" ><style>.tatsu-B1Mes-0TDo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;Exposure to concentrations of fine particles in excess of World Health Organization recommendations has led to 238,000 premature deaths&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">This figure is significantly higher compared to 2019, which deplored 231,000 deaths caused by fine particles. The increase is attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic, which hit hardest those with air pollution-related co-morbidities (cancers, lung disease or type 2 diabetes).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">The&nbsp;&nbsp; most basic&nbsp;solution to combating air pollution&nbsp;is to abandon fossil fuels and replace them with alternative energies such as solar, wind and geothermal power.&nbsp;The switch to electric vehicles and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/solarimpulse.com\/hydrogen-mobility-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hydrogen-powered vehicles<\/a> and the promotion of shared mobility (i.e. car-sharing and public transport) are also solutions for reducing air pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-B17eibC6vi   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/planete\/article\/2022\/11\/24\/la-pollution-de-l-air-a-provoque-238-000-morts-prematurees-dans-l-ue-en-2020_6151343_3244.html\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Le Monde (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Monde (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-B17eibC6vi .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(230,255,0,1) ;border-width: 2px;border-color: rgba(230,255,0,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rJZgs-06Po.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-rJZgs-06Po.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-rJZgs-06Po > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZgs-06Po > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZgs-06Po > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZgs-06Po > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-HkxobRpDs.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pollution-Air-Union-Europe\u0301enne-Morts.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.36);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HkxobRpDs .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the conclusion of a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published at the end of November. Its aim is to reduce premature deaths by more than 50% by 2030, compared with 2005, when there were still 431,000 deaths. This is good news, given that air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to the health of Europe&#8217;s citizens.  <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-eu-is-on-track-to-meet-its-target-for-reducing-mortality-from-air-pollution\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14234,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14222\/revisions\/14234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}