@cleanairkirklees.bsky.social
Great news for the environment and those who care how well and what they breathe. #woodburner #stove #pollution #environment #cleanair #health #nhs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wood-burning stoves to face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan
Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Great news for the environment and those who care how well and what they breathe. #woodburner #stove #pollution #environment #cleanair #health #nhs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#WoodBurningStoves
5 quick facts about Wood Smoke Pollution.
See more facts from Doctors and Scientists Against Woodsmoke Pollution here:
www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
5 quick facts about Wood Smoke Pollution.
See more facts from Doctors and Scientists Against Woodsmoke Pollution here:
www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
May 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#WoodBurningStoves
5 quick facts about Wood Smoke Pollution.
See more facts from Doctors and Scientists Against Woodsmoke Pollution here:
www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
5 quick facts about Wood Smoke Pollution.
See more facts from Doctors and Scientists Against Woodsmoke Pollution here:
www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
#StopBurningStuff, it’s as simple as that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
#StopBurningStuff, it’s as simple as that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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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We all want to live in a healthy, clean, thriving community. This new tool from @friends-earth.bsky.social gives people the power to hold their MPs accountable for the environmental challenges in their constituency. Get started here:
groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you #AirPollution #Climate
groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you #AirPollution #Climate
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We all want to live in a healthy, clean, thriving community. This new tool from @friends-earth.bsky.social gives people the power to hold their MPs accountable for the environmental challenges in their constituency. Get started here:
groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you #AirPollution #Climate
groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you #AirPollution #Climate
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
@robsongreen.bsky.social following the piece on the One Promotion Show yesterday I was interested to watch Hadrian’s Wall, the first episode in your new series. After 30 mins searching and subscribing, all I could find was ‘Not available in your country’. Is this just me?
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
@robsongreen.bsky.social following the piece on the One Promotion Show yesterday I was interested to watch Hadrian’s Wall, the first episode in your new series. After 30 mins searching and subscribing, all I could find was ‘Not available in your country’. Is this just me?
Polluters need to pay. Taxing log sales to fund the NHS is overdue…. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds
Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Polluters need to pay. Taxing log sales to fund the NHS is overdue…. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Keen to maintain long term physical fitness with good lung function? Don’t burn wood #airpollution #woodstove #woodburner www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Indoor wood burners linked to a decline in lung function
Using a wood or coal burning stove or open fire at home may lead to a decline in lung function, suggests a new analysis from UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Keen to maintain long term physical fitness with good lung function? Don’t burn wood #airpollution #woodstove #woodburner www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Not just in Sheffield, now the evenings are getting cooler, there’s a stench in most rural areas in Kirklees…
September 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Not just in Sheffield, now the evenings are getting cooler, there’s a stench in most rural areas in Kirklees…
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Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5330...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5330...
Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate
Angus housing committee's decision to ban woodburners in council homes in all but exceptional circumstances has now been hailed by a health campaign group.
www.thecourier.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5330...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5330...
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Good to see the message spreading: “Evidence shows that wood-burning heaters contribute to pollution and exacerbate health problems, but many people are unaware of the dangers.”
Experts issue warning over shocking health hazards caused by fireplaces: 'Like having a truck idling in your living room'
Australian experts are sounding the alarm on the dangerous health and environmental effects of wood-burning heaters.
www.thecooldown.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Good to see the message spreading: “Evidence shows that wood-burning heaters contribute to pollution and exacerbate health problems, but many people are unaware of the dangers.”
“The most direct implication is that clean air policies are brain health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests
Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“The most direct implication is that clean air policies are brain health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#stopburningstuff www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... “…warmer until we start reducing emissions…”
Moorland Fires Continue To Burn In North Yorkshire
Firefighters & farmers are battling wildfires threatening thousands of acres on the Yorkshire moors. Meanwhile scientists say climate change is causing more wildfires across Europe
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#stopburningstuff www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... “…warmer until we start reducing emissions…”
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Research is one of the UK"s greatest strengths. Great to see us returning from the isolation of the post-Brexit backwaters but really this should never have happened.
We have years of lost science and years of lost recruitment of the best minds to make up.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
We have years of lost science and years of lost recruitment of the best minds to make up.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme
Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Research is one of the UK"s greatest strengths. Great to see us returning from the isolation of the post-Brexit backwaters but really this should never have happened.
We have years of lost science and years of lost recruitment of the best minds to make up.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
We have years of lost science and years of lost recruitment of the best minds to make up.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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100%.
Many politicians obsess with “growth”, but growth of what?
“The economy” they might retort - but what part of the economy?
GDP is an appalling measure. It rewards many destructive dynamics alongside good dynamics- and with politicians hellbent on increasing it by any means - we’re screwed.
Many politicians obsess with “growth”, but growth of what?
“The economy” they might retort - but what part of the economy?
GDP is an appalling measure. It rewards many destructive dynamics alongside good dynamics- and with politicians hellbent on increasing it by any means - we’re screwed.
Myth #4:
GDP is the correct measure of progress
Reality:
GDP tracks spending, not wellbeing or ecosystem functionality
Implication:
Our main cultural goal is focused on costs, not benefits
GDP is the correct measure of progress
Reality:
GDP tracks spending, not wellbeing or ecosystem functionality
Implication:
Our main cultural goal is focused on costs, not benefits
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
100%.
Many politicians obsess with “growth”, but growth of what?
“The economy” they might retort - but what part of the economy?
GDP is an appalling measure. It rewards many destructive dynamics alongside good dynamics- and with politicians hellbent on increasing it by any means - we’re screwed.
Many politicians obsess with “growth”, but growth of what?
“The economy” they might retort - but what part of the economy?
GDP is an appalling measure. It rewards many destructive dynamics alongside good dynamics- and with politicians hellbent on increasing it by any means - we’re screwed.
Stop moaning everyone! “We’ve seen nothing compared to what’s coming down the road!” (RH). It will be warmer every year until sometime after 2050 unless we do more to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. #stopburningstuff www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe
Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Stop moaning everyone! “We’ve seen nothing compared to what’s coming down the road!” (RH). It will be warmer every year until sometime after 2050 unless we do more to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. #stopburningstuff www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax
Drax, the University of York and the North Yorkshire Combined Authority have just submitted a bid to host an AI data centre at Drax, powered by burning millions of trees.
The Government recently de...
actionnetwork.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Air pollution linked to dementia - ‘…positive and statistically-significant association between three types of air pollutant and dementia.
The pollutants were: PM2.5, which comes from vehicle emissions, power plants and woodburning stoves and fireplaces…’. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The pollutants were: PM2.5, which comes from vehicle emissions, power plants and woodburning stoves and fireplaces…’. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air pollution raises risk of dementia, say Cambridge scientists
Most comprehensive study of its kind highlights dangers of vehicle emissions and woodburning stoves
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Air pollution linked to dementia - ‘…positive and statistically-significant association between three types of air pollutant and dementia.
The pollutants were: PM2.5, which comes from vehicle emissions, power plants and woodburning stoves and fireplaces…’. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The pollutants were: PM2.5, which comes from vehicle emissions, power plants and woodburning stoves and fireplaces…’. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our letter to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @emmahardymp.bsky.social & others, asking them to rethink allowing #WoodBurning stoves in new builds.
Thanks to the many others who co-signed, and to @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, Prof Jill Belch & Prof Sir Stephen Holgate for adding their voices.
Thanks to the many others who co-signed, and to @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, Prof Jill Belch & Prof Sir Stephen Holgate for adding their voices.
April 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our letter to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @emmahardymp.bsky.social & others, asking them to rethink allowing #WoodBurning stoves in new builds.
Thanks to the many others who co-signed, and to @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, Prof Jill Belch & Prof Sir Stephen Holgate for adding their voices.
Thanks to the many others who co-signed, and to @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, Prof Jill Belch & Prof Sir Stephen Holgate for adding their voices.