While progress has been made in reducing air and pesticide pollution in the EU, there is still much to be done in this area and more to be done on nutrient, noise and chemical pollution to achieve the ‘Zero Pollution’ ambition of the ‘European Green Deal’, according to the first monitoring and outlook report published on Thursday 8 December 2022.
The Zero Pollution Action Plan of May 2021 set the stage for the EU’s transition to zero pollution of air, soil and water by 2050, with...