Facing the pollution and climate change in Europe to improve health and and well-being

The European Agency publish the report "Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe"

In 2012, 13 % of all deaths in the EU were attributable to the environment. These deaths are preventable and can be significantly reduced through efforts to improve environmental quality. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark example of the inextricable links between human health and ecosystem health. Other factors, such as exposure to air pollution and social status, seem to affect transmission and mortality rates in ways that are not yet fully understood.

A significant percentage of the disease burden in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution from human activity. According to the EEA report "Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe" which draws heavily on World Health Organization data on the causes of death and disease, the quality of the European environment plays a key role in determining our health and well-being