He alth and E nviro nme nt Allianc e K e y pro je c ts & public atio ns supporting c limate ac tio n fo r be tte r he alth Vijoleta Gordeljevic vijoleta@env-health.org Health & Environment Alliance: www.env-health.org 1
T he Unpa id He a lth Bill : he a lth c ost a sse ssme nt F irst time numbe rs fo r the E U as a who le and fo r spe c ific c o untrie s o n ho w c o al po llutio n harms he alth • 18,200 pre ma ture de a ths • 8,580 c a se s of c hronic bronc hitis • 4.1 million lost working da ys • 5,500 hospita l a dmissions • 2.1 million da ys of me dic a tion • 28.6 million lowe r re spira tory symptoms Available in English, Romanian, German, Polish; for Turkey, and Western Balkans 2 http://www.env-health.org/unpaidhealthbill
urope ´ s Da rk Cloud- 2016 re port on c ross- bounda ry E a ir pollution T ota l a ir pollution impa c t in E urope : a pprox. 470,000 pre ma ture de a ths 3
L ifting E urope ’s Da rk Cloud - How c utting c oa l sa ve s live s In the E U the a nnua l numbe r of pre ma ture de a ths c a use d by burning c oa l c ould be re duc e d from 22,900 to 2,600 4 de a ths.
NE W: Pha sing out F ossil F ue l Subsidie s for be tte r he a lth E ne rgy subsidie s damage the e nviro nme nt, c ausing mo re pre mature de aths thro ugh lo c al air po llutio n and inc re asing atmo sphe ric gre e nho use gas c o nc e ntratio ns. Pha sing out fossil fue l subsidie s would ha ve multiple be ne fits for he a lth: Decrease in Funds to A public More money Commitme premature make the for social health nt to deaths transition to opportunit spending climate renewables y action Ne w 2017 HE AL c a mpa ig n on g ove rnme nt subsidie s for c oa l, oil a nd g a s a nd the ne e d for a pha se out to be ne fit he a lth 5
Ge t in to uc h and le arn mo r e abo ut o ur wo rk Vijoleta Gordeljevic vijoleta@env-health.org Health & Environment Alliance: www.env-health.org
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