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Interview — Addressing environmental risks to health

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Article Published 15 Oct 2020 Last modified 29 Aug 2023

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Photo: © Juan Miguel, REDISCOVER Nature/EEA

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution accounts for 1.4 million preventable deaths per year in Europe but the situation is improving and the European Green Deal might be the opportunity to leapfrog towards sustainability. We talked about pollution and health with Francesca Racioppi, Head of the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health.