[HIGHLIGHTS] “Sleep is not a luxury but a vital need, let’s protect it!”

“Sleep is not a luxury but a vital need, let’s protect it!”. Pierre-Yves Bournazel is an advisor (Horizons) in Paris.

In 2018, noise pollution became, according to the WHO, the second cause of morbidity in Europe, just behind air pollution. Ademe has even estimated the social cost of noise for French society at 147 billion euros per year. Paris is particularly affected: 79% of residents say they are bothered by noise pollution.