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Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...

This is a good read, by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social.

Mindfulness is booming, even as the air we breathe is toxic. Very glad to see action on #WoodBurning & #Idling at the top of your list!

"No amount of calm awareness can offset air that is quietly damaging our #Health".

Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

"No parent wants their kids in daily danger, yet we’re allowing these trucks to become normal on our streets.”

Registrations of the most commonly sold pickup trucks have risen by 92% in just over a decade, an extremely worrying trend. #AirPollution #Carspreading

Thanks very much. We pitched with Dr Nat Easton on behalf of many in the clean air movement - it was very much a joint effort!

Thanks for sharing - it's a really worrying trend.

Meeting of the City Council - 27/01/2026 - Tuesday 27 January 2026, 2:00pm - Birmingham City Council Webcasting Meeting of the City Council - 27/01/2026 - Tuesday 27 January 2026, 2:00pm - Birmingham City Council Webcasting

On a zero-emissions bus to meet lovely Sharon from @mumsforlungs.bsky.social and to attend this - great to see us getting a mention in the report!

Scheduled for @3.30pm today, item 9 is the Scrutiny Inquiry: Breathless in Birmingham: Clean Air Inquiry:

birmingham.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

Study links air pollution to specific lung cancer subtypes A 25-year study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health finds that PM2.5 increases the risk of all lung cancer subtypes, while several gaseous pollutants are associated with non-small-cell lu...

Study links air pollution to specific lung cancer subtypes

A 25-year study, led by ISGlobal, finds that PM2.5 increases the risk of all lung cancer subtypes, while several gaseous pollutants are associated with non-small-cell lung cancer.
airqualitynews.com/headlines/st...

Thanks for taking part @cleanairforall2.bsky.social, and helping to raise awareness of the need to reduce emissions from #WoodBurning. #AirPollution

Public do not trust car manufacturers as new Dieselgate case begins in High Court  | ClientEarth New polling shows the British public want accountability.

69% of adults find it unacceptable that there may still be cars in the UK with #Dieselgate emissions defeat technology fitted.

A decade on, we're still breathing the emissions from these cars. Government needs to step up and make car manufacturers fund the recall of cars failing emissions testing.

School Streets FAQs for school leadership teams and teachers — Mums for Lungs June 11th 2025 Teachers - want to know why School Streets are so great? Read our School Street FAQs for schools!

Are you a senior leader or teacher curious to know how and why a School Street can benefit your school? We're here to answer your questions! #SchoolStreets #AirPollution

Thanks for sharing this Hina - we really appreciate your support.

A sign on a railing reads, "If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution." It's nighttime near a medical centre.

A large tree with a pink sign tied around it on a dimly lit forest path. The sign warns about wood smoke and air pollution.

A stack of wrapped firewood on a pallet, displayed indoors. A bright pink sign warns about air pollution from wood burning.

A blue sign with symbols for cycling and walking is mounted on a post. Below, a pink poster reads, "If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution." The setting is a dimly lit residential street at night, with trees and streetlights in the background.

This #CleanAirNight I’ve been out popping posters on community noticeboards, railings outside healthcare centres, parks and local streets, and shops selling wood - simply to raise awareness.
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Inspired by @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social’s brilliant post, I wanted to share my own experience of learning about the dangers of wood smoke.

It started a few years ago with a message on our street WhatsApp.
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It’s #cleanairnight
Sadly many people have wood burners and don’t know the risks.
The tiny particulates are very damaging to health. (I got rid of mine several years ago after reading about the dangers.)
I often smell smoke in the air on a still night in West Worthing
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social

Thanks so much for doing this!

Supporting #CleanAirNight in RB Kingston. #Surbiton is worst place in UK for air pollution according to IQAir study & high rates of stove ownership according to UCL wood burner map. Awareness raising in the media has reduced #woodsmoke a bit, but more campaigning is needed! @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

A wood burning stove, with candles on top and origami flowers around and on top. A pink poster is sitting in front of it, with the text "Clean Air Night. If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution".

"My now unused wood burner decorated with my youngest’s origami flowers, ready for #CleanAirNight. We stopped using our stove a few years ago after reading about increased cancer risk associated with wood burning at home." Alice, GP, South West England.

Thank you so much for taking part, and sharing information about wood burning.

You're amazing - thank you so much for persevering and doing this, brilliant stuff.

until .. #TinkersHardwareLtd
Friendly, understood importance of this project, & despite the admitted irony that they sell logs (Kiln-dried all!), were fully onboard with the dangers of any air pollution & allowed immediate display of the poster in their window. What absolute community ⭐⭐⭐
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Welcome to Hove on #CleanAirNight & more specifically the shopping hub 7 Dials that despite being well served with a great & frequent bus service, on most days is stuffed w private cars, & quite a few diesel SUVs.
Here goes, I thought, get these posters onto as many shop windows as you can. 🧵1/7

Yes - agree with you on the impact on neighbours being sadly missing.

A fire engine with a pink poster in front of it, that says "Clean Air Night. If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution".

Thanks to Alex in #Isleworth for putting up our posters in her local GP surgery and community centre, and for chatting to Hounslow Fire Brigade about #WoodBurning. Burning wood and smokeless fuel makes our air dirty and harms #Health. #CleanAirNight @lfb-hounslow.bsky.social

New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 9%

DEFRA has just published a consultation on solid fuel burning. We're happy to see a long-term campaign ask addressed - warning labels on stoves. However, the proposals will only impact future emissions; they will do nothing to help all those affected by existing burning. #CleanAirNight #WoodBurning

YouTube video by Chronic Illness Channel Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution. The Reality of Woodsmoke From Neighbours’ Stoves (UK)

The webinar includes a Communities Against Woodsmoke presentation, which is also on our channel, with subtitles.
youtu.be/coRa3QZ0H1E

The front window of a brick fronted house, with a pink poster attached to it.

"The smell of a warm fire, which many people find comforting, brings me so much anxiety, because all I can think is what it's doing to the health of my loved ones."

Thanks for taking part in our #CleanAirNight poster campaign Chloe. Much more needs to be done about #WoodBurning in the UK.

Why is air pollution still a health risk in Scotland? And what can we do about it? Join us to hear from medical experts, environmental advocates, and community campaigners on how we can guarantee our… Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution

If you missed the ERCS Lunchtime Air Pollution 101 session on Tuesday, you can watch it back here. Great presentations from Communities Against Woodsmoke, @globalactionplan.bsky.social & @jillbelch.bsky.social, and discussion around actions that can be taken. #Scotland #AirPollution

Today is #CleanAirNight and we’re delighted to support @mumsforlungs.bsky.social and their campaign to reduce wood burning.

Make this the year you stop burning wood indoors, for your own health and for the health of your neighbours 💚

Thank you so much for sharing this, and putting a poster up!

Thank you @helenjane.bsky.social, and the Tin Man, for helping to share the facts about #WoodBurning!

Our posters are popping up all over the country - have you spotted one yet? #CleanAirNight

TOTAL POLLUTANTS 53 Replacement Scenario vs 2023 Lower 31 Higher 22

How can replacing fireplaces and older stoves with modern Ecodesign wood burning stoves, help provide cleaner air, when the NAEI data clearly shows that 22 pollutants of 53, would be higher?

See all the data with calculations here:
chronicillnesschannel.co.uk/uk-air-pollu...
#CleanAirNight