Clearing the Air a Critical Guide to the New National Emission Ceilings Directive

More than 430,000 people die prematurely every year because of air pollution in the EU. 1 Air pollution is also the cause of many serious diseases leading to associated economic costs like extra medication, hospitalisations and millions of lost working days. It also causes great harm to biodiversity and ecosystem as well as crop yields, buildings and monuments.

Source: The European Environmental Bureau