EU agrees to halve major air pollutants by 2030. Citizens may be compensated for damage to their health if States do not comply with the rules, according to the provisional pact.
The pact, which still must be ratified by both parties, establishes more ambitious objectives for 2030 with the ultimate goal of achieving zero pollution in 2050. The new rules impose stricter limits and targets for 2030 compared to current ones for several pollutants: especially suspended particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM₂,₅)