Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
@cleanair2breathe.bsky.social
Clean Air campaigner. Researcher #AirPollution & the impacts on #Health & the #Environment
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Breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. Even homes with newer “Ecodesign” wood burners are three times more polluted than those without.
This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning.
This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning.
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. Even homes with newer “Ecodesign” wood burners are three times more polluted than those without.
This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning.
This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning.
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Both firework petitions will be debated on Monday 19 January 2026
Please email your MP and ask them to attend on your behalf.
fireworkcampaign.com/2025/12/20/f...
Please email your MP and ask them to attend on your behalf.
fireworkcampaign.com/2025/12/20/f...
Firework Petitions Debate
Both firework petitions will be debated on Monday 19 January 2026 Please email your MP and ask them to attend on your behalf. It’s easy to do using www.writetothem.com or you can use the RSPCA’s pr…
fireworkcampaign.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Both firework petitions will be debated on Monday 19 January 2026
Please email your MP and ask them to attend on your behalf.
fireworkcampaign.com/2025/12/20/f...
Please email your MP and ask them to attend on your behalf.
fireworkcampaign.com/2025/12/20/f...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure
Image ChatGPT Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Climate yesterday: Renewables can generate significant amounts of electricity when conditions are right. On roughly a third of days in 2025, at l…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Standing by the bus stop, children breathing fumes from idling cars - totally normalised.
#VehicleExhaustIsToxic
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
#VehicleExhaustIsToxic
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Standing by the bus stop, children breathing fumes from idling cars - totally normalised.
#VehicleExhaustIsToxic
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
#VehicleExhaustIsToxic
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
No gas, no problem in Norway. Most buyers went electric last year, even as incentives start to fade.
insideevs.com/news/783304/...
insideevs.com/news/783304/...
Norway’s New Car Sales Were Almost Entirely Electric Last Year
Even with Chinese carmakers increasing their market share and presence, Tesla has remained the bestseller.
insideevs.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
No gas, no problem in Norway. Most buyers went electric last year, even as incentives start to fade.
insideevs.com/news/783304/...
insideevs.com/news/783304/...
"Luxury Pollution"
#Woodburners release fine particles, PM2.5 that can exacerbate #Asthma & other respiratory diseases & in some cases even contribute to #Cancer.
The impact on neighbours is always overlooked
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Woodburners release fine particles, PM2.5 that can exacerbate #Asthma & other respiratory diseases & in some cases even contribute to #Cancer.
The impact on neighbours is always overlooked
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
London’s Love of Wood-Burning Stoves Sparks a Pollution Debate
Once seen as a sustainable and charming upgrade, wood-burning stoves are now under scrutiny for what they add to London’s polluted winter air.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"Luxury Pollution"
#Woodburners release fine particles, PM2.5 that can exacerbate #Asthma & other respiratory diseases & in some cases even contribute to #Cancer.
The impact on neighbours is always overlooked
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Woodburners release fine particles, PM2.5 that can exacerbate #Asthma & other respiratory diseases & in some cases even contribute to #Cancer.
The impact on neighbours is always overlooked
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
We spoke to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah (Ella Roberta Foundation) about her work to protect people from air pollution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn-UZQN-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn-UZQN-U
Amplifying Voices: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Ella Roberta Foundation
YouTube video by Impact on Urban Health
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
We spoke to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah (Ella Roberta Foundation) about her work to protect people from air pollution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn-UZQN-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn-UZQN-U
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
The UK’s three hottest years on record have been 2025, 2023, and 2022. Truly mad that there are people who we are supposed to take seriously who insist there is nothing extraordinary or concerning about this fact.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
Double record-breaker: 2025 declared UK's hottest and sunniest year on record
Mean temperature of 10.09C sees 2025 join 2022 and 2023 in the three hottest years since 1884, provisional Met Office data confirms
www.businessgreen.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The UK’s three hottest years on record have been 2025, 2023, and 2022. Truly mad that there are people who we are supposed to take seriously who insist there is nothing extraordinary or concerning about this fact.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
“Recognizing that wood-burning stoves are not harmless appliances is the first step in reducing exposure...”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals
Secondhand tobacco smoke and routine tasks such as operating the stove shown to be biggest emitters of indoor pollution in UK homes
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Recognizing that wood-burning stoves are not harmless appliances is the first step in reducing exposure...”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The San Francisco Bay Area starts the year off with a ban on wood burning:
www.kron4.com/weather/spar...
www.kron4.com/weather/spar...
www.kron4.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
The San Francisco Bay Area starts the year off with a ban on wood burning:
www.kron4.com/weather/spar...
www.kron4.com/weather/spar...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
It’s worth repeating: “Clean burning” is a myth.
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s worth repeating: “Clean burning” is a myth.
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
🔥We're proud to support work to raise awareness of the health effects of wood burning.
❤️🩹The outdoor air pollution caused by burning wood contributes to 2,490 deaths annually in the UK.
🫁But exactly how does burning wood affect health?
❤️🩹The outdoor air pollution caused by burning wood contributes to 2,490 deaths annually in the UK.
🫁But exactly how does burning wood affect health?
How does burning wood affect our health?
The outdoor air pollution caused by domestic burning is linked to 2,490 deaths annually. New research shows that reducing wood burning in homes could deliver massive health and economic benefits acros...
urbanhealth.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🔥We're proud to support work to raise awareness of the health effects of wood burning.
❤️🩹The outdoor air pollution caused by burning wood contributes to 2,490 deaths annually in the UK.
🫁But exactly how does burning wood affect health?
❤️🩹The outdoor air pollution caused by burning wood contributes to 2,490 deaths annually in the UK.
🫁But exactly how does burning wood affect health?
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
It's a month until #CleanAirNight, a campaign that raises awareness of the impact of wood burning on #Health & #AirPollution.
People contact us every week due to being impacted by others' burning. Can you help us share the facts? Burning pollutes not only your home, but your local community too.
People contact us every week due to being impacted by others' burning. Can you help us share the facts? Burning pollutes not only your home, but your local community too.
Clean Air Night
This Clean Air Night, learn the truth about wood burning and help protect yourself, your family and your community by sharing what you’ve learned.
www.actionforcleanair.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's a month until #CleanAirNight, a campaign that raises awareness of the impact of wood burning on #Health & #AirPollution.
People contact us every week due to being impacted by others' burning. Can you help us share the facts? Burning pollutes not only your home, but your local community too.
People contact us every week due to being impacted by others' burning. Can you help us share the facts? Burning pollutes not only your home, but your local community too.
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
The UK uses very high levels of chemical flame retardants compared with other countries, many of whom have reduced fire risk as much as the UK has without using such high levels of chemical flame retardants.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The UK uses very high levels of chemical flame retardants compared with other countries, many of whom have reduced fire risk as much as the UK has without using such high levels of chemical flame retardants.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Chemical fire retardants (CFRs) include substances such as PFAS + chemicals linked to hormone disruption + damage to reproductive health. Now, a new report from @fidrango.bsky.social
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
🧵 1/8
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
🧵 1/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Chemical fire retardants (CFRs) include substances such as PFAS + chemicals linked to hormone disruption + damage to reproductive health. Now, a new report from @fidrango.bsky.social
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
🧵 1/8
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
🧵 1/8
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
#CleanAirNews #CleanAirResearch | Source apportionment and oxidative potential of #PM1 and #PM2.5 #AirPollution #AirQuality in Seoul, South Korea cc #IndoorAir www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Source apportionment and oxidative potential of PM1 and PM2.5 in Seoul, South Korea
Particulate matter (PM), especially PM2.5, has been widely studied due to its adverse health effects, whereas PM1 has been relatively understudied. Th…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#CleanAirNews #CleanAirResearch | Source apportionment and oxidative potential of #PM1 and #PM2.5 #AirPollution #AirQuality in Seoul, South Korea cc #IndoorAir www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Save the date for #CleanAirNight! To find out more visit cleanairhub.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Save the date for #CleanAirNight! To find out more visit cleanairhub.org.uk
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Real Christmas trees are popular, but what do you do with your tree when the holidays are over? There are lots of ways to recycle or repurpose your tree, read how to safely dispose of your tree without harming your family and neighbours. tinyurl.com/2xtwc6mb
#airpollution
#christmastree
#airpollution
#christmastree
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Real Christmas trees are popular, but what do you do with your tree when the holidays are over? There are lots of ways to recycle or repurpose your tree, read how to safely dispose of your tree without harming your family and neighbours. tinyurl.com/2xtwc6mb
#airpollution
#christmastree
#airpollution
#christmastree
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
A public health campaign is vital to educate the public about the impact of dirty air.
@rcphysicians.bsky.social poll finds low levels of public awareness of impact of #airpollution
We have been trailing a new outdoor display in 3 neighbourhoods in London - we’re looking for funding to roll it out nationally!
@kayloquial.bsky.social @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social
👉 awair-project.org
We have been trailing a new outdoor display in 3 neighbourhoods in London - we’re looking for funding to roll it out nationally!
@kayloquial.bsky.social @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social
👉 awair-project.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A public health campaign is vital to educate the public about the impact of dirty air.
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
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
Senior councillor defends campaign to stop people using log burners in Brighton
From running adult social care, to fixing potholes and repairing roads, authorities like Brighton and Hove City Council are responsible for a lot of…
www.theargus.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Wood burning absolutely affects neighbors. And the lack of action by authorities is a universal, international problem. www.dsawsp.org/personal-sto...
Personal wood smoke stories
Personal stories from neighbors of wood-burning households describing how wood smoke pollution has affected their lives.
www.dsawsp.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wood burning absolutely affects neighbors. And the lack of action by authorities is a universal, international problem. www.dsawsp.org/personal-sto...
Reposted by Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
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/...
"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/...
Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals
Secondhand tobacco smoke and routine tasks such as operating the stove shown to be biggest emitters of indoor pollution in UK homes
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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/...
"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/...
"We found that wood burning can trigger sharp spikes in indoor air pollution"
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals
Secondhand tobacco smoke and routine tasks such as operating the stove shown to be biggest emitters of indoor pollution in UK homes
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"We found that wood burning can trigger sharp spikes in indoor air pollution"
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...