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A year of air pollution visualised through the medium of knitting, inspired by Breathe London

Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social

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A year of air quality data created by Poplar’s closely-knit community
In Poplar, Tower Hamlets, a collective of more than 130 knitters has unveiled Knitting the Air – a striking 12-metre textile artwork that transforms local air quality data into over 2,000 hand-knitted...
airqualitynews.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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It was a real pleasure to talk to these lovely people in #gipsyhill yesterday evening about the @awair_displays in their neighbourhood finishing with a drink and a chat in the #greatsouthern pub - more videos & photos to come! 📸 awair-project.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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📢Tell your MP to clean up our air!

🫁 It's unacceptable that most of us breathe dangerous levels of air pollution every day.

This #CleanAirDay, ask your MP to champion more ambitious air quality targets for the UK ⬇️
www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day
June 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Today is Clean Air Day ☁️

Get involved today by asking your MP to champion more ambitious air quality targets for the UK. It’s very quick to do on our site:

www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

#CleanAirDay

@healthequals.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Please watch and share this great video that one of my colleagues made with children from a local primary school about creating an artwork for a new air quality sensor installation www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4X7...
Kingsgate Primary School pupils create artwork for Air Quality Sensor on Kilburn High Road
YouTube video by CamdenCouncil
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Wood burning in the home harms health.
Our letter to the housing minister.
Decision to permit wood burning stoves in new builds should be reversed – UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
#AirPollution
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/de...
Decision to permit wood burning stoves in new builds should be reversed - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
In a letter to the Minister for Housing and Planning, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has called for a reversal of a decision to allow wood burning stoves in new builds
ukhealthalliance.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Where are all wood burners in England & Wales?

Urban areas outside major cities are likely to have the worst #airpollution from wood burning.

New mapping highlights #Worthing, #Norwich, #Reading, #Cambridge & #Hastings.

Study led by @ucl.ac.uk. Story by me.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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"There is something cosy & appealing about settling down next to a roaring fire in winter but, every year, nearly 61,000 premature deaths in Europe are caused by #airpollution.. [from] people burning wood or coal to heat their homes."

@johnwenger9.bsky.social

theconversation.com/wood-burning...
Wood-burning stoves are a serious problem for your health – and the environment
People who use solid fuel stoves as a secondary source of heating could consider stopping its use altogether. That really would be a breath of fresh air.
theconversation.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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New research points to the health benefits and cost savings from #netzero.

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, saving billions of $.

My latest piece for @guardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money
Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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Many people think that wood burning is eco-friendly, but cutting down trees for burning destroys forests, damages ecosystems and leads to biodiversity loss🪵

Learn the facts about wood burning and Clean Air Night on the Clean Air Hub 👇
cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
January 12, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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Did you know that wood burning hurts your wallet, health and the planet? Learn the facts about wood burning by visiting the Clean Air Hub cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
December 19, 2023 at 1:48 PM