EU agrees to strengthen air quality standards by 2030 with a view to achieving the "zero pollution" objective in 2050. But the new objectives set for 2030 remain well below the recommendations of the international organization, updated in 2021.
Some 300,000 premature deaths are attributable to air pollution each year in the EU. The legislation includes a strengthened right to compensation, particularly in the context of collective actions, for citizens whose health is damaged by violations of air quality Standards. The text also provides for an increase in air quality measurement points.