Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London
@cleanairlondon.bsky.social
Simon Birkett, as Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, has championed compliance with WHO air quality guidelines throughout London and elsewhere to protect public health and fight climate change since 2006. @CleanAirLondon #AirQuality #AirPollution
Media advisory: 2-4pm Mon 14 Sept (today) | UK's powerful @commonseac.parliament.uk will grill Ministers from DHSC DEFRA and DfT for their major inquiry 'AIR POLLUTION IN ENGLAND' #AirPollution HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social. View: committees.parliament.uk/event/28097/...
Media advisory: 2-4pm Mon 14 Sept (today) | UK's powerful @commonseac.parliament.uk will grill Ministers from DHSC DEFRA and DfT for their major inquiry 'AIR POLLUTION IN ENGLAND' #AirPollution HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social. View: committees.parliament.uk/event/28097/...
The wait is over – #ISEE2026 starts today! We are looking forward to four exciting days of science, exchange, and connecting with the ISEE community. Share the excitement and promote your participation with our social media graphics: https://loom.ly/izbJwLE #environmentalepidemiology #munich
Must-read by @adamvaughan.bsky.social | Defra launches sign-up texts for ‘HIGH’ days but still refuses to alert the news media or match warnings issued during all other ‘RED’ weather events eg rain. Simon Birkett says he’s “furious” about it cc @metoffice.gov.uk @carolinerussell.bsky.social
Must-read by @adamvaughan.bsky.social | Defra launches sign-up texts for ‘HIGH’ days but still refuses to alert the news media or match warnings issued during all other ‘RED’ weather events eg rain. Simon Birkett says he’s “furious” about it cc @metoffice.gov.uk @carolinerussell.bsky.social
Update Sun 23 August 2026 | YELLOW #AirPollution ALERT for southern UK on Mon and Wed this week. It may be borderline over a much wider area. Wind and rain expected to bring relief thereafter
Top story | Great news for Londoners and lessons for other cities HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
UK needs more clean air zones like Ulez, says mother of girl killed by air pollution
A landmark new study has linked London’s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children
independent.co.uk
Covered by BBC here. An absolute vindication of the work of so many campaigners over the years. @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, @mumsforlungs.bsky.social, @cleanairlondon.bsky.social, Elaine Francis from Mapping for Change, multiple academics and groups across London. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
bbc.co.uk
Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
theguardian.com
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Brilliant article about #GreatStink of 2026 by @matthewweaver.bsky.social << Urgent lessons for @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social and urban planners on #ClimateChange adaptation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
The Great Stink of 2026? Hot, dry summer leaves London holding its nose
Experts say putrid stench shows overhaul of sewers is needed – like the one prompted by the Great Stink of 1858
theguardian.com
Brilliant article about #GreatStink of 2026 by @matthewweaver.bsky.social << Urgent lessons for @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social and urban planners on #ClimateChange adaptation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
The Great Stink of 2026? Hot, dry summer leaves London holding its nose
Experts say putrid stench shows overhaul of sewers is needed – like the one prompted by the Great Stink of 1858
theguardian.com
With prolonged hot weather, and wildfires burning across the UK and Europe, what does this mean for air quality in the affected areas or places downwind? ncas.ac.uk/what-do-wild... #earth-science #SciComm 🧪
What do wildfires mean for air quality? - NCAS
Wildfires can have significant impacts on air quality, as wildfire smoke contains a mixture of hazardous air pollutants.
ncas.ac.uk
🟠AMBER and 🟡YELLOW #AirPollution HEALTH ALERT for London and southern England on Wed, Thurs and Fri (22-24 July 2026). New episode(s) underway
🟠AMBER and 🟡YELLOW #AirPollution HEALTH ALERT for London and southern England on Wed, Thurs and Fri (22-24 July 2026). New episode(s) underway
Our full exchange is here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOQ2... I pointed to Paris where pollution warnings include advice to avoid driving and they reduce speed limits when ozone is building towards high.
What is the Mayor doing to address Londoners' exposure to high levels of ozone? | Caroline Russell
YouTube video by Caroline Russell
youtube.com
Today I asked the Mayor of London to introduce a clear “red alert” health warning system for dangerous ozone pollution As heatwaves become more frequent, we need proper public communication that makes pollution warnings clear and easy to understand.
Big step towards #ZanesLaw | Inquiry into death of #ZaneGbangbola to be established www.gov.uk/government/n...
📢 The heatwave is a public health crisis.
Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London@cleanairlondon.bsky.social · 2mo agoOFFICIAL | RED AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT and 24-hr EXTREME AIR POLLUTION ALERT for BIRMINGHAM and COVENTRY from 8pm Thurs 9 July 2026 after 8-hr and 1-hr ozone warning thresholds breached. Ozone is the most-irritant gas for humans
New DfE statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools states: "Clean air is a core asthma control measure. Good ventilation, air quality monitoring and supplemental HEPA air filtration are essential." Schools are now legally required to have regard to that. 2/
Bold new vision for #CleanAir from @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social on day after 70th ANNIVERSARY of #CleanAirAct and revealing up to 5,100 early deaths from #AirPollution in 2024 | Tackle inequalities, beat EU limits and comply with @who.int #AirQuality Guidelines by 2030
Celebrating 70th anniversary of the #CleanAirAct today (5 July 2026)! We need to enshrine #HumanRight to clean air in UK law, match EU #AirQuality laws, warn people during episodes, #BanVisibleSmoke and phase out #WoodBurningStoves as @thecccuk.bsky.social advises cleanair.london/policy/great...
Three charts based on #CopernicusAtmosphere data you shouldn’t miss this month: 📈 Heatwave triggers increased ground-level ozone concentrations in Europe – CAMS 1️⃣ bsky.app/profile/cope... Explore the forecast: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... ⬇️
Official: 🟠Amber #AirPollution for south east England from Wed 8 July 2026. Likely to last for days as winds slow and turn easterly. 🔴RED #AirPollution HEALTH ALERT (8-hr ozone > 161 ug/m3) and/or 🟣EXTREME ALERT (1-hr > 180 ug/m3) likely by Friday. Expect O3 and PM2.5 cleanair.london/health/pollu...
Celebrating 70th anniversary of the #CleanAirAct today (5 July 2026)! We need to enshrine #HumanRight to clean air in UK law, match EU #AirQuality laws, warn people during episodes, #BanVisibleSmoke and phase out #WoodBurningStoves as @thecccuk.bsky.social advises cleanair.london/policy/great...
#CleanAirAct 70th anniversary is Sun 5 July 2026 so @barrygardiner.bsky.social won @ukparliament.parliament.uk debate 3pm Thu 2 July. Please ask your MP to speak. We need path to @who.int guidelines and WOOD BURNING STOVES phased out per @thecccuk.bsky.social advice and to save lives cleanair.london
OFFICIAL: 24-hr 'RED AIR POLLUTION ALERT' in force after ozone levels smashed 1-hr legal threshold by 2pm Thurs 25 June 2026. Defra has still not issued corresponding BULLETIN. More breaches expected today. Please check official health and mitigation advice. Risk to life
#CodeRed #AirPollution alert | @cleanairlondon.bsky.social is issuing an unprecedented long range forecast for CODE RED HIGH OZONE on #CleanAirDay Thurs 18 June 2026 - 10 days ahead. Major episode powered by #ElNino. Ozone is the most-irritant gas for humans cleanair.london/health/pollu...
The UK government has laid legislation to adopt a target of an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Energy secretary Ed Miliband says the Iran war has made the case for the goal "stronger than ever". questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Almost four times as many areas of England are suffering from illegal levels of air pollution than official government figures suggest, according to local data. @asthmaandlung.org.uk & @healthyairuk.bsky.social accuse the govt of downplaying the scale of pollution. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
