10 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2020/2091(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas “the Lancet Planet Health" published a study on 19 January 2021 on the assessment of the impact of air pollution on mortality in almost thousand cities in Europe, whereas it was found that the top 10 cities where the effects of automobile pollution due to NO2 are the least perceptible are made up exclusively of northern European cities;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a recent decision of a local court ruled that the government of Brussels Region, where the European institutions are based, is legally forced within six months to place air quality measuring systems on the busiest roads, such as “rue de la loi”, that must measure the concentration of nitrogen dioxide, course particulate matter (known as PM10) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5);
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasizes that within most part of European territory there has been an increase in a number of pathologies linked to air pollution, such as asthma, neurotoxic diseases and diseases caused by endocrine disruptors, which justifies not only the full application of European legislations but also stricter sanctions by the Commission in the event of repeated non-compliance by the Member States;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that, according to data collected by the European Environment Agency, and despite the reduction in PM10 emissions, the majority of the urban population in European countries monitored between 2000 and 2015 is exposed to concentrations above the annual guideline value recommended in the WHO guidelines;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that AAQ Directives are based on air quality standards that are now 15 to 20 years old, and that some of them are much weaker than current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and the levels suggested by the latest scientific evidence on human health impacts; welcomes the commitment made in the European Green Deal to revise air quality standards and align them more closelysks for a full and complete alignment of EU standards with WHO standardguidelines;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Insists on the fact that the WHO guidelines are currently being revised and that their publication is now imminent; calls therefore for the setting up of a mechanism for the systematic adjustment of European standards to those of the WHO in order to ensure better environmental health protection;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that revised air quality standards should also cover other non-regulated pollutants, such as ultra- fine particles and black carbon, with relevant health impacts in the EU; highlights the EU’s ambition to lead the transition to a healthy planet, and recalls that in order to become a global leader it should lead by example by adopting, inter alia, ambitious quality standards for all air pollutants;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that a holistic approach to combating air pollution is compatible with a case-by-case analysis of the specific characteristics of each pollutant, for example for ozone, a colourless and odorous gas, which is not a primary pollutant and the prevention of which requires measures to reduce precursors (NOx and VOCs) on a long-term basis;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Insists on the conclusion of the Second Clean Air Outlook report of the Commission[1] that highlights the likely reduction of the number of premature deaths due to air pollution by around 55% in 2030 compared to 2005 if Member States implemented all measures set up under the existing EU legislation regulating sources of air pollution; [1]Brussels, 8.1.2021- COM(2021) 3 final;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to update the AAQ Directives to include explicit provisions that guarantee the right of citizens to justice in line with the Aarhus Convention and calls on the Council to facilitate its implementation which is of particular relevance where the Council is acting in its legislative capacity;