OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The document is an open letter from a coalition of environmental and consumer organisations calling for the European Parliament to vote for a Europe-wide compensation right for individuals harmed by illegal industrial pollution. The authors argue that current rules make it nearly impossible for victims to obtain remedy and propose that a causal link between IED violations and health damage should be presumed if sufficient evidence is provided. They further request that companies be required to disclose evidence held exclusively by them to ensure fair court decisions. The letter highlights that industrial air pollution in Europe cost between EUR 277 billion and EUR 433 billion in 2017 and urges the adoption of specific ENVI amendments (31, 33, 218-222) to Article 79a of the IED during the July 11 plenary.

• The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) governs more than 50,000 installations across Europe, including chemical and plastics factories, coal plants, and steelworks.
• Industrial air pollution in Europe caused estimated costs between EUR 277 billion and EUR 433 billion in 2017 due to health and environmental damage.
• The signatories propose that for a compensation right to be effective, a causal link between an IED violation and health damage should be presumed if the victim provides sufficient evidence, and companies must disclose evidence held solely by them.
• The authors argue that an effective compensation right would incentivise industry and public authorities to comply with EU rules and ensure a level playing field for law-abiding businesses.

APA

ClientEarth (2023). OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. https://www.clientearth.org/media/uzsdtldt/open-letter-ep-ied-compensation-right-6-july-final-1.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. 2023. https://www.clientearth.org/media/uzsdtldt/open-letter-ep-ied-compensation-right-6-july-final-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2023open, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/uzsdtldt/open-letter-ep-ied-compensation-right-6-july-final-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }