Airy promises: how EU governments are failing to cut air pollution and what to do about it

Types: Briefing
Published: 18 May 2021
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EU laws establish minimum standards for the quality of the air we breathe, national objectives to reduce overall emissions, and rules to cut emissions at source. It is up to member states to implement them, but most of them are failing to comply with
the law and protect people and nature from harmful air pollution. This briefing explores where our governments are at with the implementation of the National Emission Ceilings Directive, and what they and the European Commission should do to clear the air.

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