Pollution affects everybody – through the air we breathe, the water we drink or the land we grow our food on. But it can be prevented. The EU Action Plan toward a Zero Pollution Ambition is a key action of the European Green Deal.
It will help to create a toxic-free environment across the EU by better monitoring and, reporting, and by preventing and remedying pollution from air, water, soil, and consumer products. It will also support the post-COVID 19 recovery by helping to rebuild a more sustainable EU economy, creating job opportunities and reducing social inequalities.
European Green Week 2021 was dedicated to the “zero pollution ambition.” It also explored other relevant elements of the European Green Deal, such as the climate initiatives, the Chemicals Strategy, as well as action plans in the fields of energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity.
The EIB Group places sustainability at the heart of these EU initiatives. The EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 guides our ambition. The Roadmap signals the urgency of the climate and environment crisis and represents our commitment, as the EU’s climate bank, to support the European Green Deal, help Europe become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 and contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
EU Green Week 2021 was an opportunity for the EIB to engage with all stakeholders and interested citizens on how we can work together to make the ambition for a zero pollution and toxic-free environment a reality.