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Prof. Rob McLeod
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Professor of Building Physics and Sustainable Design at TU Graz 🇪🇺

Everything is interconnected...
#IndoorAirQuality #Ventilation #BuildingPhysics #EnergyPolicy
#LowCarbonBuildings #Resilience
#ClimateCrisis #Health&Wellbeing #SocialJustice #ED&I/DEI
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Prof. Rob McLeod @robscot.bsky.social · Jun 30
It was a real pleasure to speak to @airqualitymatters.bsky.social about our recent #ImpAQS report on air quality in #Austrian #schools, and the wider implications of this study for the future of ventilation and air quality in schools everywhere.

shorturl.at/FAoGy
www.airqualitymatters.net/podcast
Air Quality Matters - Podcast Page
The Air Quality Matters Podcast is a weekly conversation with leaders in air quality and ventilation from across the globe.
www.airqualitymatters.net
robscot.bsky.social
"Only what gets measured gets managed"...
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
robscot.bsky.social
It's #WorldVentil8Day and the Austrian Health Initiative www.igoe.at is conducting a community air quality measurement campaign. Post your measurements on social media or enter them into a CO2 atlas: indoorco2map.com.

TL;DR results show both good & very poor ventilation in Austrian indoor spaces...
Initiative Gesundes Österreich
www.igoe.at
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
robscot.bsky.social
“The fight in the big pandemic public health story has moved from proving COVID is airborne to building a public health system that acts like it.”

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll
ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.
www.thenational.scot
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
robscot.bsky.social
The longer Reform dictate Labour's policies, the more true Labour supporters will be voting #Green ...
zoejardiniere.bsky.social Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
My comment? I'm proud of Green councillors who are doing everything they can to bring attention to stopping the genocide.

www.thejc.com/news/uk/hack...
Hackney synagogue calls on Zack Polanski to suspend Green councillors who ‘rallied against Israel’ - The Jewish Chronicle
An extraordinary meeting of the council, called to discuss a motion to cut all ties with ‘Israel’s genocide’, led to an ‘inflamed’ debate
www.thejc.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Prof. Rob McLeod
dougparr.bsky.social
UK grid companies made £4bn in windfall profits since 2021 from being able to borrow more cheaply than regulators assumed

A committee of MPs say those gains should be recouped to support households struggling to pay energy bills

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Power Grid Profits Should Fund Energy Debt, UK Lawmakers Say
UK lawmakers said the government should use excess profits from grid companies to tackle record household energy debt.
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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nebriefing.bsky.social
The #climate and #nature crisis is developing fast and MPs have not yet been briefed on threats, and possible urgent actions to protect citizens.

Please use your postcode to see if your MP is attending the National Emergency Briefing.
www.nebriefing.org
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Reposted by Prof. Rob McLeod
mariarottler.bsky.social
... und auch sonst über die Luftqualität in Innenräumen.
bsky.app/profile/robs...
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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eklo.bsky.social
Ich hätte es gut gefunden, wenn im ÖPNV u in medizinischen Einrichtung Maske Standart geblieben wäre.
Es frustriert mich, dass letztlich die Schwurbler gewonnen haben u 2025 die wenigsten noch etwas über Covid wissen.
Inzidenz, R Wert... keine Ahnung.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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amreibahr.bsky.social
Wir hätten Covid zum Anlass nehmen können, zu normalisieren, mit Atemwegsinfekten zuhause zu bleiben oder zumindest durch Masketragen Risiken für andere zu reduzieren. Stattdessen: Jedes öffentliche Verkehrsmittel voller hustender Leute ohne Maske. Erhalte gerade täglich Krankmeldungen, no surprise.
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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clientearth.bsky.social
🎉Historic Court win🎉

The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
robscot.bsky.social
Massachusetts Millionaires Tax continues to deliver... new reporting shows that the 4% surtax on annual income over $1 million (passed by voters in 2022) generated $2.4 billion this fiscal year! The money is earmarked to improve public education and transport.

www.fairshareusa.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts’ Millionaires Tax Continues to Dramatically Overperform — Fair Share America
www.fairshareusa.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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climatedad.bsky.social
Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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samillingworth.com
💼 Long-term impact of COVID-19 on work

A study of 158 million US workers found health-related absences remain 13% higher than before the pandemic, reducing labour force participation.

🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36635

#SciComm #COVID19 🧪
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market
This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.
doi.org
October 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
robscot.bsky.social
Prevention matters... New research confirms that young people who have been affected with COVID-19 twice, are twice as likely to develop Long-COVID...

time.com/7322188/covi...
Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID
The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.
time.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Reposted by Prof. Rob McLeod
carolinelucas.bsky.social
Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Reposted by Prof. Rob McLeod
jeremycorbyn.bsky.social
Tony Blair’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

He shouldn’t be anywhere near the Middle East, let alone Gaza.

It is not up to Blair, Trump or Netanyahu to decide the future of Gaza. That is up to the people of Palestine.
September 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
robscot.bsky.social
Excuse me...??

www.reuters.com/technology/o...
OpenAI's new Sora video generator to require copyright holders to opt out, WSJ reports
OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora generator that creates videos featuring copyrighted material, unless right holders opt out of having their work appear, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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atrupar.com
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
robscot.bsky.social
Nero fiddles while Rome burns...

The US Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Injustice thrives in silence.

I have made it my job to make sure Labour's involvement in the ongoing genocide cannot be forgotten.

And I thank this man who today stood up and made sure his voice filled the silence inside that conference hall.
implausibleblog.bsky.social Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Sep 29
Protestor interrupts Rachel Reeve's speech

"We understand your cause and we are recognising a Palestinian state"

Reeves then mentions some of the things she's achieved and says, "That is the difference we make in power, not through protest"
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
robscot.bsky.social
Let's see how the UK government attempts to wiggle its way out of this one...

news.sky.com/story/govern...
Government under pressure as Labour members vote to accept Israel committing genocide in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly denied this and called a recent UN commission of inquiry report "distorted and false".
news.sky.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reposted by Prof. Rob McLeod
mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?

Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.

It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM