People in smoke, old agencies; What happened to the Clean Air Act?
🔹Almost a decade after its enactment, the Court of Audit report shows that only 12% of the provisions of the Clean Air Law have been fully implemented, while 62 central and influential provisions remain unfulfilled.
🔹Twenty-three executive authorities are responsible for the implementation of this law - from the oil and energy ministries to the interior ministry, the municipalities and the traffic police.
🔹But the question remains: despite so many legal obligations, why do citizens' options for managing air pollution remain limited to limited mobility and breathing polluted air?
🔸Is the failure of officials to implement the Clean Air Act subject to legal action? Which authority should bear responsibility for instructions that were not implemented?
📝 Read the full report here.