AD submits clean air proposals

Proposals on clean air have been submitted by Alternattiva Demokratika.

AD said that should it elect a representative in the European Parliament, he would continue to work, together with the Greens, for high quality standards in this area.

Speaking during an activity as part of the EP elections campaign, AD chairman and MEP candidate Arnold Cassola said it was worrying that the maximum level of toxic gases had increased.

Rather than aiming for higher standards to protect people from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses, the country was opting for systems which used fuels which were more polluting than gas or alternative sources of energy.

The country was not only increasing pollution, it was also risking being fines millions of euros in fines for not reaching CO2 reduction targets.

Candidate Yvonne Ebejer Arquerso said AD supported directives which led to higher standards in transport, vehicles and power stations.

An AD MEP would work for clean energy to be an EU priority and for new technologies to be invested in.

AD spokesman Ralph Cassar said that although air pollution was a major problem, other parties in the EP did not feel the need to improve the emission standards of trucks and cars.

The Greens would continue working for such standards in the sector and for massive investment in public transport systems which used clean energy sources.