Published: September 14th, 2023,
Last updated: September 21st, 2023
The report by Javi López (S&D) on the Air Quality Directive has achieved a majority in the plenum. This means that the attempt by Norbert Lins (CDU) to weaken the parliamentary position has failed. López wants the WHO guidelines for air pollutants to be implemented one-to-one by 2030. This would be a tightening compared to the Commission’s proposal. The Commission had only proposed an approximation of the limits. According to its plans, the limit values for most air pollutants would be halved.