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The EU has a long history of policies that have sought to improve Europe’s air quality and to protect the people, ecosystems and buildings affected by air pollutants. This has included the adoption of Directives on individual air pollutants, which have now been included in the wide-ranging Air Quality Framework Directive which sets compulsory limit values for some pollutants and non-binding values (e.g. ‘alert levels’) for others, along with a comprehensive monitoring and information programme.

Tackling air pollution requires action in a number of areas, including industrial pollution control and reducing transport emissions. It also requires effective enforcement of air quality standards. IEEP has engaged with the EU’s air quality agenda for many years.

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Benefit Assessment Manual for Policy Makers: Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries

This benefit Assessment Manual, originally for internal use, has been turned into a Benefit Assessment Manual for policy makers and experts for wider dissemination and provides an understanding of the methodologies applied for the country benefit assessments.
Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation on social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection – Egypt Country Report

There are considerable benefits from taking immediate action to address the environmental problems facing Egypt, including in the area of air pollution, water quality and infrastructures and waste management, and safeguarding its natural heritage.
Regional Synthesis Report: ENPI South - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria and Tunisia

Investing in improving environmental standards in the ENPI South countries would offer huge benefits in terms of cost savings, improved security (food, water, energy and climate), and improved quality of life.
Regional Synthesis Report: ENPI East – Synthesis report on: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine

Investing in improving environmental standards in the ENPI East countries would offer huge benefits in terms of cost savings, improved security (food, water, energy and climate), and improved quality of life.
Proposed air quality Directive: Assessment of the Environmental impact of Parliament's amended proposal

This briefing was undertaken to inform the European Parliament of the environmental impact of its proposed revision of the consolidated air quality Directive, compared to those of the European Commission ...
The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution

This briefing concludes that, in spite of all the modelling that has been undertaken to support the development of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution, the rationale behind the chosen strategy, as well ...
The Fourth Air Quality Daughter Directive: Impacts and Consequences of mandatory limits

A briefing on the European Commission Proposal for a Fourth Daughter Directive to the Air Framework Directive (COM (2003) 423).The European Commission has presented a proposal for a ...
Industrial Regulation and Sustainable Development: A Report for the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA)

This report is produced for the NCSA's Commission on Industrial Regulation and Sustainable Development. The objective of this report is to describe the existing regulatory regimes and other ...

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Proposed air quality Directive: Assessment of the Environmental impact of Parliament's amended proposal

This briefing was undertaken to inform the European Parliament of the environmental impact of its proposed revision of the consolidated air quality Directive, compared to those of the European Commission ...