Our Work Air Pollution Planning and Environment Inquiry into the Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021

Planning and Environment Inquiry into the Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021

The health effects from exposure to air pollution are well established, and around the world this has led to the introduction of progressively tighter pollution regulations for industrial and vehicle pollution over the last four decades.

The health effects are in proportion to the annual pollution output, not the concentration during the worst hour. This is a fundamental mismatch between the regulatory approach and the health impacts.

For DEA’s full submission click here