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Air quality: a major challenge
Air quality, both inside and outside our living spaces, is a major health issue. Among other things, it is responsible for a significant number of illnesses and premature deaths. Fine particles PM2.5 are thought to be responsible for more than 48,000 premature deaths every year in France (Santé Publique France, 2016). Taking all pollutants together, the cost of air pollution in France is estimated at around 100 billion euros a year (Commission sénatoriale d'enquête sur le coût économique et financier de la pollution de l'air, 2015).
But solutions do exist!
Air stakeholders from the Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions came together on September 16, 2020 for the national air quality day to gather and share these solutions.
The day was an opportunity for exchanges between citizens, associations, local authorities and air quality professionals, with the aim of producing this practical guide. It will help you to implement air quality improvement initiatives.
4 themes were addressed during the course of the day, through workshops that enabled the co-construction of concrete, operational actions. They covered a wide range of subjects (indoor air quality, urban planning, mobility, agriculture, education and awareness-raising, etc.).
- Indoor air and energy efficiency
- Urban planning and development
- Mobility and Air Quality
- Air and Climate Interactions
These actions can be included in the air actions of PCAET (Plans Climat Air Energie Territorial), for developers, site managers, local authorities, ....
FIMEA OUEST's mission
STRUCTURING AND DEVELOPING THE FRENCH AIR QUALITY INDUSTRY
The Fédération Interprofessionnelle des Métiers de l'Environnement Atmosphérique (FIMEA) is an association that structures and federates the air quality industry in France. It brings together nearly 100 SMEs with expertise in air quality, both inside buildings and in industrial and regional contexts.
An industry of excellence covering :
- Metrology: instrumentation, sensors, diagnostics ;
- Expertise: consulting, modeling, analysis of health and environmental impacts, recommendations;
- Pollution control: purification, active technologies, compliance with standards and regulations;
- Communication: education, training, awareness-raising.
It promotes the emergence of a French air quality school to boost and capitalize on the entire chain of knowledge, know-how and skills transfer.
Objectives
FOCUS 1: EDUCATE AND TRAIN LOCAL PLAYERS (LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MANUFACTURERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC) IN THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING AIR QUALITY
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Identify education/training/awareness-raising needs Organize appropriate public events (conferences, training courses, café-échanges, round tables, etc.) linked to air quality issues (indoor and outdoor) |
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Identify education/training/awareness-raising needs Organize appropriate public events (conferences, training courses, café-échanges, round tables, etc.) linked to air quality issues (indoor and outdoor). |
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Communicate air quality news (events, best practices, regulations, etc.) to our partners. |
AXIS 2: DEVELOP AN AIR QUALITY INDUSTRY IN BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LA LOIRE
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Identify education/training/awareness-raising needs Organize appropriate public events (conferences, training courses, café-échanges, round tables, etc.) linked to air quality issues (indoor and outdoor) |
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Identify education/training/awareness-raising needs Organize appropriate public events (conferences, training courses, café-échanges, round tables, etc.) linked to air quality issues (indoor and outdoor). |
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Communicate air quality news (events, best practices, regulations, etc.) to our partners. |
PRIORITY 3: PROMOTE LOCAL INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
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Inform national bodies about local characteristics and initiatives in the Bretagne / Pays de la Loire region |
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Report local needs in terms of training, skills, regulations, etc. |
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Communicate air quality news (events, best practices, regulations, etc.) to our partners. |
Contact
fanny.babin@b2e.bzh Would you like to join us?
Want to know more about air quality?
Would you like us to intervene at an event?
President:
Anaïs David-Guyomarc'h : anais.guyomarch@nateosante.fr
Vice-Chairman :
Pascal Ermel
Partner Network :
B2E | fanny.babin@b2e.bzh
