Climate and Health Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Climate and Health Alliance

Date published 09 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Campaigning for the adoption World Health Organization (WHO) targets for air quality guidelines at EU level, to be achieved by 2030.

Intended results To secure alignment of EU clean air standards with the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) must be achieved by 2030.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Murphy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email letter to Minister Eamon Ryan asking him to urge the European Council to adopt ambitious EU air quality targets - urge the Council to go beyond the ambition of the September 2023 European Parliament’s position. In particular, full alignment of EU clean air standards with the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) must be achieved by 2030.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)