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Air
Political Goal: EU clean air policy aims to improve ambient air quality and tackle air pollution, to protect the environment and human health:
- reduce the number of premature deaths and sicknesses caused by air pollution
- reduce pollution pressure on ecosystems and biodiversity
To tackle air pollution and achieve the EU’s zero pollution vision for 2050, the EU has a comprehensive clean air policy based on three pillars:
- ambient air quality standards
- reducing air pollution emissions
- emissions standards for key sources of pollution
- 300,000 premature deaths caused by fine particulate matter annually
- At least 55% reduction of premature deaths due to particulate matter by 2030 (EU target)
- At least €330 billion annual economic cost of air pollution
