TAKE A STANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR CITIZENS: Adopt a meaningful compensation right in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive

The document argues for the adoption of a compensation right in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive to address the health impacts of illegal industrial pollution and provide legal redress for victims.

• Industrial air pollution caused significant economic and health damages, estimated between EUR 277 billion and 433 billion in 2017, disproportionately affecting workers, children, and people living near industrial sites.
• Victims of illegal industrial activities currently lack effective, harmonised rules to seek redress or obtain compensation in court, leaving them essentially powerless despite suffering health damages.
• The proposed compensation right in the IED would be limited to cases of illegal pollution with a demonstrated causal link to health damage, which would incentivise compliance and potentially save the EU economy EUR 55 billion annually.
• A meaningful compensation right would harmonise an incoherent legal framework, as similar rights already exist in EU Member States such as Finland, Germany, and France.

APA

ClientEarth (2023). TAKE A STANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR CITIZENS: Adopt a meaningful compensation right in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive. https://www.clientearth.org/media/d4ah3t0n/call-for-meaningful-health-protection-in-ied_october-2023.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. TAKE A STANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR CITIZENS: Adopt a meaningful compensation right in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive. 2023. https://www.clientearth.org/media/d4ah3t0n/call-for-meaningful-health-protection-in-ied_october-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2023take, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{TAKE A STANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR CITIZENS: Adopt a meaningful compensation right in the EU Industrial Emissions Directive}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/d4ah3t0n/call-for-meaningful-health-protection-in-ied_october-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }