Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London
@cleanairlondon.bsky.social
Simon Birkett, as Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, has championed compliance with WHO air quality guidelines throughout London and elsewhere to protect public health and fight climate change since 2006. @CleanAirLondon #AirQuality #AirPollution
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#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
Barry raises the Clean Air Act in Business Questions — Barry Gardiner
On Thursday 20th November, Barry asked the Leader of the House about the fact that in 2023 our party committed itself to a new Clean Air Act guided by the WHO standards, however, so far no government ...
www.barrygardiner.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
Barry raises the Clean Air Act in Business Questions — Barry Gardiner
On Thursday 20th November, Barry asked the Leader of the House about the fact that in 2023 our party committed itself to a new Clean Air Act guided by the WHO standards, however, so far no government ...
www.barrygardiner.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
#CodeYellow alert | #WoodBurning in London on Friday night - in still cold air - is likely to cause a short-sharp build up of deadly particles (PM2.5). Please warn vulnerable people, ask neighbours not to burn and take a zero tolerance approach to #WoodSmoke (without putting yourself in danger)
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#CodeYellow alert | #WoodBurning in London on Friday night - in still cold air - is likely to cause a short-sharp build up of deadly particles (PM2.5). Please warn vulnerable people, ask neighbours not to burn and take a zero tolerance approach to #WoodSmoke (without putting yourself in danger)
Closes 10 February 2026 | Consultation on ‘low carbon options’ for the rare cases where heat pumps won’t be used eg large hard-to-heat rural properties off the gas grid << Beware pressure from champions of #WoodBurning www.gov.uk/government/c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Closes 10 February 2026 | Consultation on ‘low carbon options’ for the rare cases where heat pumps won’t be used eg large hard-to-heat rural properties off the gas grid << Beware pressure from champions of #WoodBurning www.gov.uk/government/c...
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#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
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Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
CAL calls on Mayor to comply with WHO's ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 2030 - Clean Air in London
Full compliance with WHO’s ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 Dear Sir Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to you as Mayor of London. You are also Co-Chair o...
cleanair.london
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
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Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
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#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings
#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
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#WMS25 World Mayors Summit 2025 | We’ve written asking @london.gov.uk to comply fully with @who.int’s ‘interim target’ for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 20ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 (as all his European counterparts are required by law to do) cc @c40cities.bsky.social cleanair.london/health/cal-c...
CAL calls on Mayor to comply with WHO's ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 2030 - Clean Air in London
Full compliance with WHO’s ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 Dear Sir Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to you as Mayor of London. You are also Co-Chair o...
cleanair.london
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#WMS25 World Mayors Summit 2025 | We’ve written asking @london.gov.uk to comply fully with @who.int’s ‘interim target’ for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 20ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 (as all his European counterparts are required by law to do) cc @c40cities.bsky.social cleanair.london/health/cal-c...
#WMS25 World Mayors Summit 2025 | We’ve written asking @london.gov.uk to comply fully with @who.int’s ‘interim target’ for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 20ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 (as all his European counterparts are required by law to do) cc @c40cities.bsky.social cleanair.london/health/cal-c...
CAL calls on Mayor to comply with WHO's ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 2030 - Clean Air in London
Full compliance with WHO’s ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 Dear Sir Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to you as Mayor of London. You are also Co-Chair o...
cleanair.london
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#WMS25 World Mayors Summit 2025 | We’ve written asking @london.gov.uk to comply fully with @who.int’s ‘interim target’ for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 20ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 (as all his European counterparts are required by law to do) cc @c40cities.bsky.social cleanair.london/health/cal-c...
Top story by #BBCBristol highlights ongoing breaches of ‘2010’ nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limit values << All these breaches across the UK should be highlighted in all MSM every week…cc @emmahardymp.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol Clean Air Zone: Charges may rise to tackle pollution
A Bristol City Council report says the CAZ has not yet brought pollution down below legal limits.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Top story by #BBCBristol highlights ongoing breaches of ‘2010’ nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limit values << All these breaches across the UK should be highlighted in all MSM every week…cc @emmahardymp.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#AwaabsLaw is transforming housing safety.
Landlords now have 24 hours to repair emergency hazards; protecting tenants, saving lives, and ensuring accountability.
If your landlord’s failed to act, you could claim compensation.
#TenantRights #HousingDisrepair
Landlords now have 24 hours to repair emergency hazards; protecting tenants, saving lives, and ensuring accountability.
If your landlord’s failed to act, you could claim compensation.
#TenantRights #HousingDisrepair
October 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#AwaabsLaw is transforming housing safety.
Landlords now have 24 hours to repair emergency hazards; protecting tenants, saving lives, and ensuring accountability.
If your landlord’s failed to act, you could claim compensation.
#TenantRights #HousingDisrepair
Landlords now have 24 hours to repair emergency hazards; protecting tenants, saving lives, and ensuring accountability.
If your landlord’s failed to act, you could claim compensation.
#TenantRights #HousingDisrepair
Hurrah! #AwaabsLaw enters into force today (27/10/25) HT @manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Awaab’s Law: Why so many UK homes still have a mould problem
Despite outcry over a British toddler’s death, mould remains a problem in many homes - so are new law changes enough?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hurrah! #AwaabsLaw enters into force today (27/10/25) HT @manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dear @c40cities.bsky.social and @london.gov.uk (Co-Chair). Are you committed to achieving full compliance with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean limit value of 20 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 January 2030 in European cities? cc @mark--watts.bsky.social @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social RSVP << Brazil
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Dear @c40cities.bsky.social and @london.gov.uk (Co-Chair). Are you committed to achieving full compliance with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean limit value of 20 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 January 2030 in European cities? cc @mark--watts.bsky.social @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social RSVP << Brazil
Dear @c40cities.bsky.social and @london.gov.uk (Co-Chair). Are you committed to achieving full compliance with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean limit value of 20 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 January 2030 in European cities? cc @mark--watts.bsky.social @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social RSVP << Brazil
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Dear @c40cities.bsky.social and @london.gov.uk (Co-Chair). Are you committed to achieving full compliance with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean limit value of 20 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 January 2030 in European cities? cc @mark--watts.bsky.social @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social RSVP << Brazil
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BREAKING: Our latest research shows a 65% increase in complaints in Smoke Control Areas across England since last year.
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
No prosecutions made after 15,195 wood-burning complaints in a year in England
Campaigners say figures reveal a lack of enforcement with just 24 fines issued by councils for rule violations
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
BREAKING: Our latest research shows a 65% increase in complaints in Smoke Control Areas across England since last year.
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
Breaking | Limp Defra reply to OEP's limp annual report on #AirQuality (January 2025). Time to scrap OEP (or give it more duties) and consider sacking #EmmaReynoldsMP www.gov.uk/government/p...
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Breaking | Limp Defra reply to OEP's limp annual report on #AirQuality (January 2025). Time to scrap OEP (or give it more duties) and consider sacking #EmmaReynoldsMP www.gov.uk/government/p...
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This is fantastic news and a strong testament to @london.gov.uk’s leadership and vision for cleaner air in #London. It demonstrates that effective policy truly makes a difference! Thank you, Sir Sadiq. Other cities and countries should look to London as a global leader in reducing #AirPollution.
London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.
www.london.gov.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is fantastic news and a strong testament to @london.gov.uk’s leadership and vision for cleaner air in #London. It demonstrates that effective policy truly makes a difference! Thank you, Sir Sadiq. Other cities and countries should look to London as a global leader in reducing #AirPollution.
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Breaking | @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social rubs cake in @andyburnham.bsky.social's face by 'complying' with 2005 @who.int #AirQuality guidelines and 2008 legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). But WHO slashed guidelines in 2021, EU tightened laws in 2024 and 4 London monitors still showed breaches! 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking | @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social rubs cake in @andyburnham.bsky.social's face by 'complying' with 2005 @who.int #AirQuality guidelines and 2008 legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). But WHO slashed guidelines in 2021, EU tightened laws in 2024 and 4 London monitors still showed breaches! 🧵
Breaking | @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social rubs cake in @andyburnham.bsky.social's face by 'complying' with 2005 @who.int #AirQuality guidelines and 2008 legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). But WHO slashed guidelines in 2021, EU tightened laws in 2024 and 4 London monitors still showed breaches! 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking | @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social rubs cake in @andyburnham.bsky.social's face by 'complying' with 2005 @who.int #AirQuality guidelines and 2008 legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). But WHO slashed guidelines in 2021, EU tightened laws in 2024 and 4 London monitors still showed breaches! 🧵
Must-watch (live): Healthy #IndoorAir: A Global Call to Action at UN webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...
Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action
Join global leaders, policymakers, scientists and health experts for Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action – the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality, to take place on the sidel...
webtv.un.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Must-watch (live): Healthy #IndoorAir: A Global Call to Action at UN webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...
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New York officials are urging residents to prep for several days of extreme heat beginning Sunday, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures in the upper 90s, an ozone advisory for the NYC Metro area, and coordinated state agency efforts to protect public health and safety. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
Governor Hochul Urges New Yorkers To Prepare for Multiple Days of Extreme Heat
Governor Hochul urged New Yorkers to prepare for multiple days of high temperatures across the State beginning on Sunday and continuing through Wednesday.
www.governor.ny.gov
August 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New York officials are urging residents to prep for several days of extreme heat beginning Sunday, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures in the upper 90s, an ozone advisory for the NYC Metro area, and coordinated state agency efforts to protect public health and safety. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...