Petition "Clean Air in Ukraine"

Before signing this petition, try to hold your breath for 5 minutes. Have you tried? Easy?

Addressees of the petition:
Parliament of Ukraine Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Ministry of Health
Regional state administrations, regional councils, local governments

Atmospheric air remained the only free natural resource. The composition of any product and information about its manufacturer is provided on the packaging of this product. So you can quickly understand what you are planning to put in your mouth. We consume air every minute, but we have no idea about its composition. We are forced to consume it as it is in our cities.

We do not have the ability to choose air quality, we are limited in this choice, although we have the right to know about its composition, because it directly affects our health and life.
Humans are different from other living beings on planet Earth because they have a choice. Air quality depends on our choice today.

Air pollution is one of the key threats to the environment and human health of present and future generations. According to the World Health Organization, polluted air can lead to premature death and cause birth defects in infants.

The main source of air pollution is outdated technologies used in heavy industry - coal-fired power plants, metallurgical or chemical plants. The example of the EU shows that change is possible and that the economy can be greener and more accountable to citizens. At present, we are forced to pay for the profits of several industrial oligarchs for the health of millions of people.

Don't choose between air pollution and health, choose clean air and demand with us:

1. Develop and implement an updated independent, reliable system of integrated state air monitoring.
   Concentrate monitoring management in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources with adequate funding. The results of monitoring should be published in the public space (Internet) in the form of primary data, as well as averaged over observation stations, zones and agglomerations. Develop and implement a system of operational warning, warning and regulation of smog.
2. Introduce an open register of permits.
   The current procedure for obtaining permits for pollutant emissions is outdated compared to the current procedure for environmental impact assessment and access to related information. At present, the procedure for placing information contained in emission permits by enterprises is not legally established and regulated. Such a gap significantly restricts everyone's right to free access to environmental information, as required by the Aarhus Convention, and limits the opportunities for citizens to participate in environmental decision-making.
3. Update environmental decision-making procedures
   The results of air monitoring should be the basis for issuing emission permits, reviewing and revoking permits and developing air quality control measures.

Petition authors:
Clean air for Ukraine www.cleanair.org.ua
Anna Ambrosova - Stop poisoning Kryvyi Rih
Iryna Pirohova - All-Ukrainian Ecological League, Zaporizhia
Maksym Soroka - expert on air pollution, Dnipro
Olesya Kramarenko - Dzyga, Zaporizhia
Olena Shafranova - PravoE, Kryvyi Rih

Help us collect handwritten signatures - they are more valuable! You can download the signature sheet here: Download petition

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10 tips for health

The most crucial thing when staying in areas with polluted air is to protect one's health. In the event of a smog situation, reduce outdoor activities. It is a matter of course to exclude any sport or outdoor games for kids. Do not ventilate excessively. Wearing a mask can protect you against fine particles.

But how can one recognize a critical smog situation? That's a problem here.

In European Union countries, the state provides continuous air quality measurement, whereas in Ukraine, responsibility is scattered across different authorities, and the information is usually unavailable to the general public. Ask at your municipality and demand that the city ensures air monitoring.

Along with access to information, it is essential to enforce progressive legal rules and demand that industrial companies invest part of their profits in the modernization of obsolete technologies and observe the limitations in force. This is exactly what public organizations do in almost every industrial city. And you can support the initiative in your municipality.

1) Regularly follow the quality of air in your city on the website cleanair.org.ua.

2) In the event of severe air pollution, reduce outdoor activities to a minimum.

3) Reduce airing and the opening of windows. Ventilate for just a short time.

4) If you feel any health problems, do not postpone visiting your doctor and asking for a medical report.

5) Consider installing an AirFreshMax station. The more stations that are utilized, the more accurate the data on air quality will be.

6) Don't burn grass and leaves. Do not light an open fire.

7) Do not use poor-quality coal for heating, and do not incinerate waste in a heater.

8) Join the petition "Clean Air in Ukraine".

9) Ask the municipality of your city to inform the citizens and solve the problem.

10) Support environmental non-governmental organizations based in your city.

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