WM-Net Zero

We’re launching the West Midlands Climate–Health Explorer.

Join our webinar to learn:
• What the Explorer is
• How to use it
• How it links climate, air pollution and health data

📅 4 June | 10:00–11:30 BST
Register 👉 tinyurl.com/nhkk6myx

We’re launching our Climate & Health Toolkit 🚦🌍
Join our webinar on 4 June, 10:00–11:30 BST to see how this new tool helps explore the health & economic impacts of climate action using regional data.
Open to anyone working at the climate–health interface.
Register here
👉https://tinyurl.com/nhkk6myx

How can climate action also improve health and well-being?

Join our webinar on 4 June (10:00–11:30 BST) to explore the new WM-Net Zero Climate & Health tool and see how it can be used to assess health and economic impacts of climate policy.

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New UK consultation on air pollution from domestic wood and solid fuel burning.

Domestic burning is now a major source of PM2.5 — linked to heart disease, asthma, and early death.

If you care about cleaner air, this is an opportunity to contribute evidence & experience.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2ds7njev

Air pollution doesn’t just affect individuals — it affects neighbours, streets, and whole communities.

What we burn at home shapes the air everyone breathes.

On Clean Air Night, let’s talk about cleaner, healthier choices.

#CleanAirNight #CommunityHealth #CleanAir

🔗 Register for the workshop here 👇https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-and-health-toolkit-workshop-tickets-1962549757154

***If you are unable to join us in person but want to test the toolkit, drop us an email at: wm-netzero@contacts.bham.ac.uk, and we will send you a link to access it.

⭐ Have you registered to join us for the Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop on 3 December 2025 at @unibirmingham.bsky.social ?

This hands-on session invites practitioners, researchers, and community partners to test a new tool that links climate data to health outcomes.

A Turning Point for Housing: How Healthy Homes Could Redefine Living in England Published on 6 November 2025, Healthy Homes — a foundation for healthier and resilient communities represents a turning point in how England thinks about housing design, public health, and climate …

We also explore how it connects to net zero, public health, and the challenges LAs, developers & researchers face in improving existing homes.

Read more:
wm-netzero.org.uk/blog/2025/11...

Homes England’s new Healthy Homes guidance marks a shift in how we design homes for health, comfort & resilience.

In our latest WM-Net Zero blog, we look at why this matters now.
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Plus inside the newsletter:

🌎 Our team at a global meeting in New York
🚉 Transport & policy collaboration across the West Midlands
🏡 Community-led air quality projects
💡 Fresh research on clean air, equity & sustainability

#ClimateAction #Health #CleanAir #WestMidlands #ScienceCommunication

🧠 Don’t miss our Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop on 3 December — a practical session where you can test a new tool linking local climate and health data.

It’s for anyone working to make communities healthier and more resilient.

📰 The latest WM-Net Zero Newsletter is live!

It’s full of updates on how research, policy, and communities are shaping cleaner, healthier futures in the West Midlands. 🌍

Read it here: us22.campaign-archive.com?u=277756e493...

🚨 Only a few days left!

Applications close 30 Oct for the Climate & Public Health Policy Impact Fellow role at @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Join us working on the frontlines of climate, air quality & health equity.

📍 Based in Birmingham
💼 Grade 7 | £36.6k–£46k
🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call

A recruitment poster from WM-Net Zero and the University of Birmingham titled “Now hiring: Climate & Public Health Policy Impact Fellow.” The role focuses on shaping fairer, healthier climate policy in the West Midlands through collaboration with public health teams and local authorities. What you’ll do: Apply WM-Net Zero research to real-world policy Work with local public health partners Develop tools, reports, and briefings Support climate strategies focused on health and equity What we’re looking for: Experience in climate, health, or public policy Strong communication skills, especially with non-academic audiences Confidence working independently and with diverse teams Ability to turn research into practical, policy-ready insights Details: Salary: £36,636–£46,049 (Grade 7) Location: Birmingham, with UK travel Apply by: 30 October 2025 A QR code is included with the text “SCAN ME” and a link: https://tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call . In the background, there is a light green lung-leaf graphic representing air quality and health.

Want to work at the intersection of climate, health & equity?

We’re hiring a Policy Impact Fellow to join the WM-Net Zero team at @unibirmingham.bsky.social — helping shape how research gets used on the ground with local public health teams.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call

💬 Have you (or someone you love) been affected by air pollution?

@asthmaandlung.org.uk is looking for people to share their stories — and show how toxic air impacts daily life, health, and future generations.

📩Email: smoran@asthmaandlung.org.uk to get involved.

#CleanAir #LungHealth #WMNetZero

🔗 Read the full brief here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/uni...

Let’s make climate policy fair, healthy, and for everyone — not just the few.

#COP30 #ClimateJustice #HealthEquity #WMNetZero

👥 The brief draws on voices from across the @unibirmingham.bsky.social — including input from our @WMNetZero team working in net zero and with communities in the West Midlands.

Local evidence, global relevance!

📢 The brief calls for a shift: policy must focus not just on carbon, but on improving lives. Health, wellbeing, and fairness should be core indicators of successful climate strategies.

🫁 From air pollution to flooding, climate harms directly affect health. They worsen respiratory conditions, increase mental stress, and strain our health systems. We can’t fix the climate without protecting people.

⚖️ The impacts of climate change aren’t equal. People on low incomes, racialised communities, and marginalised groups face the harshest consequences — despite contributing the least to the problem.

🌍 Climate change is a health crisis AND a justice issue. The @unibirmingham.bsky.social COP30 brief calls for urgent action that tackles climate, protects health, and reduces inequality — all at once.

Proud to see @unibirmingham.bsky.social stepping into the COP30 space with serious policy work — and to see our @wmnetzero.bsky.social team contributing to the Equity, Justice and Health brief.

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🏠 What if the air in your home is affecting your health?
We’re running a @unibirmingham.bsky.social study to help Dudley residents monitor & improve indoor air quality.
💰 Plus: up to £50 in shopping vouchers
📍 DY postcode only – renters & homeowners
🔗 tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Air

We’re excited to share this thoughtful interview with our project lead, Zongbo Shi, in‪ @pubs.acs.org‬ Open Science Conversations.

He talks air quality science, policy impact, and why open access publishing matters — especially for researchers outside well-funded systems.

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🏫 In Brockmoor, we worked with local families & launched a new active travel route.

📅 Come shape our Climate & Health Toolkit on 10 Sept.

📰 Read the newsletter: us22.campaign-archive.com?u=277756e493...

Our new @wmnetzero.bsky.social Newsletter is out 🌍

🚍 <100 people attended our Annual Meeting — with amazing speakers like @louisereardon.bsky.social, @kirstendevos.bsky.social ( @mumsforlungs.bsky.social, + more.

🧠 Prof #ZongboShi shared insights at The Conduit on the health impacts of clean air.

PIRG Exhibition (Presentation)2-7-25 This is "PIRG Exhibition (Presentation)2-7-25" by WM-Net Zero on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

📸 On #CleanAirDay, we shared a powerful photography exhibition by our PIRG members — capturing real journeys across the West Midlands by foot, bus, scooter & more.

Every image tells a story of movement, access & air.

Watch it here👇
vimeo.com/1098113750

#WMNetZero #TransportJustice #AirQuality

🚦 Just 6 days to go until Cleaner and Greener Transport for a Healthier Future, the WM-Net Zero Annual Event!

📅 19 June | The Exchange, Birmingham

A packed programme with researchers, councils, charities & more.

Learn more here👇
wm-netzero.org.uk/blog/2025/04...

#WMNZ2025 #TransportPolicy