Thank you @timrowkins.bsky.social and Brighton and Hove City Council for raising awareness of the impacts of #WoodBurning. "A simple message: there are clear and proven #Health risks associated with using fireplaces and wood-burners". #AirPollution

Being indoors can give us some protection from outdoor air pollution, but it also traps pollution produced inside our homes. "Consider not lighting fires when children, or people with health conditions, are in the same room" @jheydon.bsky.social Piece by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here's a good bit of Christmas reading. From the wind blown dusts of drained lakes to the fall-out from atom bomb tests, @jayowens.bsky.social 's story telling explores particles in our air, how humanity causes them and their impacts. Found it in my city library - thanks @brighton-hove.gov.uk

Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.

A week ago, I made the point that films/tv etc focus on cars, normalising car-filled city streets. I asked for examples highlighting bikes/trams/buses/walking, and got 1.1k replies. Data! Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵

How could/should/will we get around the cities of the future? For this week's Rare Earth, on air at 12 today & online afterwards, we talked to Chris Boardman, Stephen Potter & Karen Lucas about what the future holds. Listen here or your fav podcast platform: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

NCAR is the keystone in US atmosphere/weather/climate research. Physics doesn't care about politics, and floods, droughts, wildfires will continue to intensify. This is like sacking all of your doctors just as a pandemic gets started.

Heart attacks increased after Los Angeles wildfires, study finds - Researchers say rates of heart attack and respiratory illness ‘matched worst years of Covid’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896. YES - 1896. That's how long we've known. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

On my way to the Royal Society of Chemistry for this year's #airpollution conference. Really looking forward to hearing from today's great line up of speakers, including a session on AQEG's work.

Burning wood doesn’t just pollute your home – it also pollutes your local community and harms the health of your neighbours. This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning so we can protect the health of everyone in our communities.

We are all familiar with the smell of burnt kerosene around airports but there is little data on passenger #airpollution exposure. Some French scientists set out to investigate. For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds - Levels during boarding and taxiing were far above those defined as high by the World Health Organization #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds Levels during boarding and taxiing were far above those defined as high by the World Health Organization #AirPollution #airlines #Aviation www.theguardian.com/environment/... by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

On the road again for the Clean Air Programme - @ukcleanair.bsky.social. On my way to present to students and staff at City St George's University

Wow. I just got the delegate list. It will be another full house at @rsc.org, with a great mixture of government and researchers. I look forward to seeing everyone there and to the great presentations.

It's 25th anniversary of the 1st offshore wind turbine in the UK this week Offshore wind now provides over 1/6 of UK power Success was not inevitable, and it continues to be a battle against the fossil fuel industries Greenpeace UK has been part of the fight www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/powerin...

Bookings close today for this year's Air Quality in the 21st Century at the @rsc.org - where air pollution science meets policy. Speakers include Rosie McEachan from Born in Bradford and Eloise Marais from @ucl.ac.uk, as well as a session on AQEG's work. www.rsc.org/events/detai...

"Labelling appliances as 'cleaner' can unintentionally accelerate this trend by giving the impression that modern stoves are environmentally benign." - James Heydon. theconversation.com/wood-burning...

Global regulations are having air quality benefits in ports and open oceans. @ncas-uk.bsky.social scientists used aircraft and ground measurements, with STEAM3 model predictions, to assess sulfur emissions from ships. ncas.ac.uk/major-drop-i...

More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances - Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds #pollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🤷 Didn't 'Eat Out to Help Out' add to the spread of COVID-19 in the summer of 2020? 🤦 'Analysis reveals that it added to air pollution at a time when the public was urged to minimise air pollution to protect vulnerable people shielding or isolating with COVID.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Piece covering the work we've done on sampling ship emissions, with a really cool photo of FAAM. I was involved in the measurements in 2019 (with a student) but not the the ones after the new controls came in. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Many ships found breaching pollution limits despite tighter controls Researchers using aircraft to sample exhaust plumes say infringements persist – even in stricter zones #AirPollution #Shipping www.theguardian.com/environment/... by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

Recent work from James Lee and colleagues measuring ship plumes before and after international shipping regulations on sulfur were introduced. Most ships emissions passed the tighter regulations but some did not. And a nice picture of FAAM! @atmoschemyork.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social

New research, led by @york.ac.uk, found a significant proportion of ships breaching #airpollution limits. "..some trigonometry and very skilled flying, we were able to intercept 130 ship plumes" - Dominika Pasternak Piece by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My film 'Fires and Fascism' got two reviews in @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's Felix! "The real merit lies in the space local people have to tell their story" "Knapp shows how even the best intentions can be twisted when profit comes first" Screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk#screening-da...

"Would avoid 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms, 2,000 hospital visits & 4,500 premature deaths... $46bn in health benefits in 2032" Because of a "cost to industry of 'hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars'" Sounds good cost benefit to me. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Thank you to all who joined the Impact of Air Pollution on Pregnancy & Early Life” workshop in Cardiff. The day included expert presentations, breakout discussions, and a keynote from Prof Pia Hardelid made it an inspiring day. #CleanAir #AirPollution #EarlyLifeHealth #PublicHealth

Places are filling up fast for December's Air Quality in the 21st Century at the Royal Society of Chemistry. It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more. www.rsc.org/events/detai...

A key line from #Cop30 decision, new for UN climate meetings "The global transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development is irreversible and the trend of the future" #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

".. smart, passionate and dedicating their lives to fighting the climate crisis. The more of them you meet, the more your hope grows that global heating can be defeated." [email protected] www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new poll commissioned by @rcphysicians.bsky.social shows that the majority of the British public aren't aware of the #Health harms of #AirPollution. We need to see a public awareness campaign from national government.

The UK's air quality index is widely considered out-dated and not fit for purpose. For different reasons, India's index is also being criticised. They both products of the past information age and the science that we knew nearly 20 years ago. Nikita Yadav for BBC... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Can #methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown? - "Cutting carbon dioxide is a marathon, but methane is a sprint,” says Durwood Zaelke #COP30 Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Most people don’t realise how much air pollution harms our health. The RCP says many are unaware of links to heart disease, stroke & dementia. We need clear public info and stronger action to cut emissions. Clean air is basic public health. www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med... @rcphysicians.bsky.social

12 years ago today - the app I made with geniuses Mark Woollard & Francis Booth with @drgaryfuller.bsky.social expert eye for @city-air.bsky.social was featured in the App Store! Alongside BBC, Facebook & Lady Gaga! #memorylane apps.apple.com/gb/app/city-...

Poll finds the public remain unaware of the health impact of air pollution - AirQualityNews. Piece by Paul Day on research by Royal College of Physicans airqualitynews.com/headlines/po...

This is really interesting.

Policies to boost the economy can have unexpected environmental impacts. Traffic emissions are strictly regulated in Europe ✅, but cooking emissions? Not yet. Hong Kong has rules and tech we can learn from. Read more here for an excellent piece written by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social @theguardian.com

‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds Commercial cooking shown to be cause of unusual peaks when policy was operating during pandemic in autumn 2020 #AirPollution www.theguardian.com/environment/... by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

Unravelling an #airpollution mystery, #covid Eat Out to Help Out and the impacts of commercial cooking. My latest piece for the Guardian focuses on work by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Less air pollution, warmer homes, better cities, and healthier people. My latest for @theguardian.com looks at the #economic, #airpollution and #health gains from a low-carbon future in the UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned - @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Twenty-five speakers and four panel events over two days. Wow - we have been busy. I'm on my way, and really looking forward to the Clean Air Programme meeting on indoor air science in York.

It's often said that an English person's home is their castle... but how much control do we actually have over the air we breathe at home? Awaab's Law comes into effect today! In this @uk.theconversation.com article, we write about what it does —and does not— mean for improving indoor air quality.

Funded PhD opportunity with the CHILI Hub! (www.chili.ac.uk). The project will use systems thinking approaches to understand barriers in the delivery of Net Zero schools, to optimise heath, environmental, and justice co-benefits. Info here: lnkd.in/egz9bJ-N Get in touch: [email protected]

It is unreasonable.. "to blame household air quality issues on lifestyle choices when so many factors are outside an occupant’s control." @douglasbooker.bsky.social from the Clean Air Programme et al writes on indoor environmental justice and Awaab's Law. theconversation.com/who-controls...

Our story that the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered 7 water companies to take action on PFAS in untreated drinking water sources across England featured on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, this morning. More via BBC online: www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Oxidative potential was also worst in winter, when wood burning added to the pollution mixture.”