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It is positively scandalous that today sees Parliament considerably weakening existing air quality regulations. For the first time, this House is even adopting a weaker position than the Council. Despite this, there is sufficient scientific evidence to suggest that fine dust particles in air pollution account for some 3.6 million lost life years, which translates into 348 000 premature deaths.
By 2020, air pollution caused by ozone and fine dust will cost Europe EUR 189 to 609 billion annually! This House’s position is considerably less ambitious than the recommendations issued by the World Health Organisation, and those levels proved attainable in large cities in industrialised countries. What is worse, Parliament is offering Member States the opportunity of extending the number of calendar days during which the limit value for PM10 dust particles per calendar year can be exceeded from 35 days to 55, which is tantamount to burying your head in the sand. The USA, by issuing an annual limit value of 15 µg/m3 for PM2.5 since 1997, has demonstrated that a stricter approach is feasible. The limit must be attained by 2010 at the latest. The State of California, incidentally, is taking matters even further, for a limit value of 12 µg/m3 has been in force there since 2003. The European Parliament stands by its promise to attain 20 µg/m3 by ... 2015! If the Council does not offer enough in the way of counterweight against this weakening measure, the Commission will have no choice but to withdraw the proposal."@en1
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