Valuation of environmental stressors
What's the cost of chemical emissions and air pollution?
Recognizing the costs of chemicals and air pollution in policy making
EU project VALESOR aims to make major contributions to the efforts in science and policy to accomodate the economic values of environmental stressors in policy making.
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What’s the (health) cost of pollution?
Dementia, kidney disease, hypertension, asthma, chronic bronchitis, fertility loss and cancers. The list of known health impacts from air pollution and exposure to chemical substances is long and getting longer.
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About the project
Building on decades of experience in creating and using world-leading economic valuation models to support environmental policy making, VALESOR will make the economic valuation of environmental stressors standardisable, transparent, and utilisable.
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Follow the project
Outreach and communication is central to the VALESOR project. We will regularly organise seminars and workshops with our stakeholders. Sign up to follow the project and receive invitations!
Latest news
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Eastern Europe still breathes Europe's most polluted air
Despite progress in air quality across Europe, a new scientific commentary warns that people in Eastern Europe continue to breathe some of the most polluted air on the continent. The health burden from air pollution is several times higher in countries like Serbia, Poland and Bulgaria compared to Denmark or France. The authors call for urgent action to reduce these inequalities.
12 June 2025 23 May 2025 Air pollution is a serious health risk – but how should we assess it?
8 May 2025 Do social and economic factors affect how air pollution impacts our health?
14 April 2025 VALESOR gathers in Stockholm for three days of collaboration and planning
14 January 2025 Guidance accompanying the VALESOR tool
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