{"id":57265,"date":"2020-11-25T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T02:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=57265"},"modified":"2020-11-24T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:36:13","slug":"eea-improvement-in-europes-air-quality-over-past-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/eea-improvement-in-europes-air-quality-over-past-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"EEA: Improvement in Europe&#8217;s air quality over past decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-header\">\n<div class=\"content-header-body\">\n<div id=\"parent-fieldname-description\" class=\"documentDescription\">\n<div class=\"content-header\">\n<div class=\"content-header-body\">\n<div id=\"parent-fieldname-description\" class=\"documentDescription\"><strong>Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. However, the European Environment Agency\u2019s (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans still suffer from air pollution, leading to about 400,000 premature deaths across the continent.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-core-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"content-core\" class=\"content-core wf-state-published\">\n<div class=\"quote-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-57262 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Medio Ambiente- Calidad del Aire- UE\" width=\"658\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/field-533541_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>2020 Report<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote-container\">\n<p>The EEA\u2019s \u2018<span class=\"floated-photo-album-container floated-left relatedItems\"><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/publications\/air-quality-in-europe-2020-report\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air quality in Europe \u2014 2020 report<\/a><\/span>\u2019 shows that six Member States exceeded the European Union&#8217;s limit value for fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5<\/sub>) in 2018: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, and Romania. Only four countries in Europe\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Estonia, Finland, Iceland and Ireland\u00a0\u2014\u00a0had fine particulate matter concentrations that were below the World Health Organization&#8217;s (WHO) stricter guideline values. The EEA report notes that there remains a gap between EU&#8217;s legal air quality limits and WHO guidelines, an issue that the European Commission seeks to address with a revision of the EU standards under the Zero Pollution Action Plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Dangers of pollution<\/h3>\n<p>Exposure to fine particulate matter caused about 417,000 premature deaths in 41 European countries in 2018, according to the EEA assessment. About 379,000 of those deaths occurred in EU-28 where 54,000 and 19,000 premature deaths were attributed to nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2<\/sub>) and ground-level ozone (O<sub>3<\/sub>), respectively.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Air quality and COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The EEA report also contains an overview of the links between the COVID-19 pandemic and air quality. A more detailed assessment of provisional EEA data for 2020 and supporting modelling by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), confirms earlier assessments showing up to 60 % reductions of certain air pollutants in many European countries where lockdown measures were implemented in the spring of 2020. The EEA does not yet have estimates on the potential positive health impacts of the cleaner air during 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The report also notes that long-term exposure to air pollutants causes cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, which both have been identified as risk factors for death in COVID-19 patients. However, the causality between air pollution and severity of the COVID-19 infections is not clear and further epidemiological research is needed.<\/p>\n<h3>EU Policies on improvement<\/h3>\n<p>EU, national and local policies and emission cuts in key sectors have improved air quality across Europe, the EEA report shows. Since 2000, emissions of key air pollutants,\u00a0including nitrogen oxides (NOx), from transport have declined significantly, despite growing mobility demand and associated increase in the sector&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions. Pollutant emissions from energy supply have also seen major reductions while progress in reducing emissions from buildings and agriculture has been slow.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to better air quality, around 60,000 fewer people died prematurely due to fine particulate matter pollution in 2018, compared with 2009. For nitrogen dioxide, the reduction is even greater as premature deaths have declined by about 54 % over the last decade. The continuing implementation of environmental and climate policies across Europe is a key factor behind the improvements.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe EEA\u2019s data prove that investing in better air quality is an investment for better health and productivity for all Europeans. Policies and actions that are consistent with Europe\u2019s zero pollution ambition, lead to longer and healthier lives and more resilient societies,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Hans Bruyninckx<\/strong>,\u00a0EEA Executive Director.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The European Commission has recently published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/law\/better-regulation\/have-your-say\/initiatives\/12588-EU-Action-Plan-Towards-a-Zero-Pollution-Ambition-for-air-water-and-soil\">roadmap<\/a>\u00a0for the EU Action Plan Towards a\u00a0Zero Pollution Ambition, which is part of the European Green Deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/es\/highlights\/notable-mejora-de-la-calidad\">Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/ficha\/air-quality-in-europe-2019-report\/\">ir quality in Europe.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/publications\/air-quality-in-europe-2020-report\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 2020 report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/ficha\/air-quality-in-europe-2019-report\/\">Air quality in Europe. 2019 report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/ficha\/el-pacto-verde-europeo\/\">European Green Deal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. 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