Bridging the GAP Between Local and EU Level

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Bridging the gap between local and EU level

Content

• Introduction

• Informing the public

• Noise Questionnaire WG Noise 2008

• Position paper on END 2009

• Conclusions

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How it often works


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barriers

gaps

interests

How to bridge?• Using networks such as EUROCITIES, CEMR etc.

• Participation in programmes or projects EU

• Participation in EU consultations etc.

• Visibility at European level

• Initiatives or supporting initiatives (Covenant of

Mayors/Declaration on Climate Change)

• Gaining interest (politicians & public)

• Cities’(governments) should be shining examples


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Noise Questionnaire,some findings

55% of citizens in cities are exposed > 55dB Lden

Most cities are aware of their noise problems

Poor progress has been made on noise reduction

Poor progress on noise reduction at source

END is helpful to show the extent of noise exposure EU

END isn't effective enough

Doubting about adding limits to the END

Quiet Urban Areas, where are they?521 Apr 2023 bridging the gap between local and

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Cities are the appropriate level


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cities cannot solve noise problems itself

• local measures are limited

• lack of funding

noise is not a priority!

70% world population live in cities

traffic noise is most generated in cities

most noise exposed people are living in

cities

Obsta

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If policy makers and politicians don’t prioritise noisePoliticians/policy

makers

• Connections with:

•Health/economics

•Other environmental issues

•Media (health, women

magazines)

•Public and Politicians

•Multi-level approach

•Integrated/holistic

approach

•Visualization

Public

• Informing:

• Be ware of myths & failures

• Media (health, women

magazines etc.)

• Give noise a face

• Using social networks

• NGO’s voice of noise


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Informing the public


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Position Paper on END

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• Visualisation Noise exposure in EU

• Obtaining data

• Common methods

• Informing the public

• Cross border situation

• Action Plans

• Quiet Urban Areas

• Military sites

• Threshold value too high


European policies

• Enhancing Emission Limit Values

• Improving the Environmental Noise Directive

[incl. stronger link between noise at source and community noise]

• Measures to stimulate the debate between politics and

public

• Introduction of competition between MS, cities,

producers ..

• Visualization of noise or noise+ (EEA) and noise effects

• Introduction of noise labels (products, receivers)

• Noise awareness

• More emphasis on the quiet (urban) areas


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conclusions

• Cities must fulfil their responsibilities

[noise maps, action plans, measures, deadlines]

• EU must fulfil their responsibilities[stricter ELV’s, political debate, awareness etc.]

• Be active in Europe’s networks

• Allies in combating noise

• Communication strategy to persuade

politicians, producers and consumers to

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