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He alth and E nviro nme nt Allianc e

Vijoleta Gordeljevic

vijoleta@env-health.org Health & Environment Alliance: www.env-health.org

K e y pro je c ts & public atio ns supporting c limate ac tio n fo r be tte r he alth

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T he Unpa id He a lth Bill : he a lth c ost a sse ssme nt

• 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

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

Available in English, Romanian, German, Polish; for Turkey, and Western Balkans

http://www.env-health.org/unpaidhealthbill

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E urope´s Da rk Cloud- 2016 re port on c ross- bounda ry a ir pollution

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• ta l a ir pollution impa c t in E

urope : a pprox. 470,000 pre ma ture de a ths

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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 de a ths.

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NE W: Pha sing out F

• ssil F

ue l Subsidie s for be tte r he a lth

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

Decrease in premature deaths Funds to make the transition to renewables More money for social spending A public health

• pportunit

y Commitme nt to climate action

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:

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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