A reminder that if you’re in London, you can sign up for our school #AirPollution alerts system.
Whenever @london.gov.uk issues a high pollution alert for London, we send out emails to pass on to your child's school - with a pre-drafted message that can be sent out to parents. bit.ly/pollutionalert
Air pollution in London and the Southeast is extremely high right now which can harm kids and those with respiratory conditions such as asthma. Staying away from big roads that are extra polluted already (and ideally avoid adding more car or burning pollution). uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecasting/
It was great to be here with you yesterday @sianberry.bsky.social, @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, @healthyairuk.bsky.social (and everyone else!).
We need #CleanAir far higher up the government’s agenda. We are so glad to see this published. #EllasLaw
Day 5 involved sharing a #CleanAir message on a local messaging group.
It's inspiring to see the range of places our message was shared in! Thanks to everyone for being so enthusiastic about this one. #CleanAirCrowd #AirPollution
A Day 4 update from our #CleanAirCrowd.
The challenge was to have a conversation with a friend or someone you wouldn't normally talk to about #AirPollution.
Here's how some of them got on!
Our final task: respond to DEFRA’s wood burning consultation - deadline 19th March.
This is a rare chance to tell the government about the real-life impacts of neighbourhood burning.
Our guide to responding:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/respond...
Thank you to all our amazing #CleanAirCrowd!
A yellow background with a pink Clean Air Crowd logo. The text says "Day 7. Responding to the government's wood burning consultation".
Day 7 - we made it! 🎉
This week has resulted in some brilliant local awareness-raising about #AirPollution by our #CleanAirCrowd. Every conversation had, flyer distributed, social media post and message shared and sticker put up helps grow the movement for clean air. 🎉
It's flown by!
⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March.
⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust.
⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.
Ooh a day early. Another gold star for you 🥳😉
The government is consulting on reducing emissions from burning right now. But the consultation does not match the health evidence. It deals with future emissions and will do nothing for the current situation that blights neighbourhoods.
Respond by 19th March asking for action on current burning!
Have you noticed the Saharan dust? It's not just about a coating on your car, or pretty colours in the sunset. It's about tiny particles in the air affecting our #Health.
The UK's #AirPollution grading system plays it down - "moderate" levels mean we're breathing in a LOT of pollution.
A window in a house, you can see a pink sticker in the glass, that says "Clean air, healthy kids". There is a plant on the windowsill.
It's Day 6 and we’ve loved seeing the energy from our #CleanAirCrowd this week! 🙌
Today’s challenge is simple: put our #CleanAir sticker in your window.
It’s a small action, but a visible sign that you care about #AirPollution and protecting children’s health. Awareness is how change begins.💥
Industry should not be trying to stop councils from communicating the facts.
The health effects of burning are widely known.
Modern stoves are not the answer: some emit MORE tiny particles of soot, carbon and cancer-causing chemicals than older stoves.
Non-essential burning has to stop.
Thanks Jill! Somehow we missed this earlier in the week.
"Straight from the playbook of tobacco".
The Stove Industry Association has been pressuring councils to tone down their public health campaigns, telling them they were exploring options for potential legal action.
This stinks even more than the burning they promote. #WoodBurning #AirPollution
"Low smoke doesn't mean low risk: all solid fuels found to emit ultrafine particles".
New research has found that using “low-smoke” fuels results in a two to three-fold increase in ultrafine particle emissions.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
⚡ It’s time to Electrify London ⚡
Road transport causes 28% of the city's CO₂ emissions and 42% of NOx. This is a major health and climate issue.
EVs aren't the whole answer - but we do need local parties to make switching to them easier.
Take action via @cleancitiescampaign.org 👇 .
Thanks!
Remember to have your say on DEFRA’s solid fuel burning consultation.
If you're affected by #WoodBurning, this is a critical moment to get your views across to the government. We've created some guidance to help you respond - the deadline is 19th March. Please share far and wide!
We're so grateful to our #CleanAirCrowd for engaging so brilliantly with our daily challenges.
Day 3's challenge was to place our flyers/posters locally. They were distributed to cafes, shops, schools, supermarket and community noticeboards, GPs & libraries all over the country!
Smashing it 💥 .
Sharing some updates from our #CleanAirCrowd.
Day 2's challenge was to choose click-and-collect for your next delivery OR walk/wheel/take public transport somewhere you would have driven.
Here's how they got on!
🌳 Next Happy Streets Social! 🍻
Our next social is officially in the diary:
🗓️ Tuesday, 24th March
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 The Freemasons Arms, Downshire Hill, NW3 1NT
Please save the date!
We’ll share the specific topics for the evening closer to the time.
Looking forward to seeing you all there! 🚲✨
Yellow background with a pink Clean Air Crowd logo. The text says "Day 5. Share a clean air message in a local messaging group."
It's Day 5 of our #CleanAirCrowd challenge!
Today’s mission: share a clean air message in a local messaging group.
Conversations within our local networks are a powerful way to raise awareness and start meaningful discussions about the air we breathe. Can you join in and share a message?
We submitted our evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee's #AirPollution inquiry earlier.
This is a very timely read from @nateaston.bsky.social into the process of pitching for the inquiry, and how the collaboration from the #CleanAir movement worked!
A man and a woman standing outside a shop, holding parcels and smiling at the camera.
#CleanAirCrowd Day 2 challenge update!
"Picked up my click & collect and bumped into a friend (who incidentally runs our local clean air group) doing the same. Sunshine, stroll and friendly chats.. wouldn't've got that with delivery to the door 👌".
Love this - thanks guys!
Breaking news | Official #CodeRed | Defra 'corrects' its written #AirPollution forecast for #SaharanDust after @cleanairlondon.bsky.social accuses them of public health failing or cover-up hours before @commonseac.parliament.uk inquiry closes cc @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social
Local elections are just around the corner. We’ve been busy meeting representatives across the country and supporting people to ask parties to commit to tackling #AirPollution 💪
We'd love you to get involved! Get in touch if you’d like help contacting your local candidates with our asks 💚 .
Meanwhile, internal emails appear to show Germany’s largest carmakers may have coordinated diesel emissions strategies earlier than previously assumed.
We understand these emails are only publicly available because of our third party intervention with @clientearth.bsky.social last year.
Yesterday, the #Dieselgate trial reconvened in the High Court. Closing submissions will be made over the next three weeks, with a verdict in the Summer.
We're still breathing excess diesel emissions today because of this scandal - we need these vehicles off our roads. #AirPollution #Health
Thanks so much @netwench.bsky.social - it's great to see our flyers being shared like this. Thank you for helping to spread the word about the need for more action on #AirPollution. #CleanAirCrowd
