Patrick Lee
@PatrickjaLee
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Comms Manager at @ImpUrbanHealth, focusing on air pollution and making cities better places to live. Views are my own. Bluesky: @patrickjalee.bsky.social
London, England
Joined November 2013
Burning wood is devastating people's health, especially in cities 🔥 Despite that, sales of wood burning stoves are increasing 🚨 So how can councils and campaigners inform people about the connections between wood burning and air pollution? 🧵👇
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@SangitaMyska Hi Sangita, this does help. Doesn’t eliminate them but vastly reduces the numbers Go to Settings- Notifications - Preferences- Then mute those who don’t have email addresses or phone numbers with X, the real bots
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Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk https://t.co/506kEtzif3
theguardian.com
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
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💀“Our study suggests that high levels of particulate matter from stoves damage respiratory tissues, causing inflammation in a similar way to cigarette smoke.”
ucl.ac.uk
Using a wood or coal burning stove or open fire at home may lead to a decline in lung function, suggests a new analysis from UCL researchers.
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There's a "significant" Covid wave in England now. From 2023: "Better ventilation inside buildings will help to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and other airborne infections, like flu, while helping to improve indoor air quality.” https://t.co/ccRuFrT2AE
urbanhealth.org.uk
In December 2022, the Chief Medical Officer for England – Professor Chris Whitty – published his annual report, and it focused on air pollution. Kate Langford, Programme Director of our Health...
Cold, flu, Covid: Why is everyone sick right now?
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Everyone is sick because we’re in a big COVID surge. Everyone is sick because our Public Health authorities aren’t giving the public the advice they need to avoid infection. Everyone is sick because we still don’t clean the air in all schools and hospitals.
Cold, flu, Covid: Why is everyone sick right now?
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Friend who managed to avoid covid for five years fell ill two days ago. Test was negative They retested today, it's positive Labour spent the early part of the pandemic rightly criticising the Conservatives mishandling of covid And now in government, Labour are doing the same
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“Definite and significant covid wave in the UK.” “If you or someone you know is in bed with cold or flu, it’s almost certainly Covid”.
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Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 attach themselves to red blood cells, providing the mechanism for how they spread throughout the body. #AirPollution #Health
https://t.co/VjgHVCmB6B
airqualitynews.com
Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 particles attach themselves to red blood cells, providing a mechanism for how they spread throughout the human body. The breakthrough...
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The latest Red List of endangered species worldwide lists no fewer than 48,646 species which are now facing extinction. This is higher than at any time in human history.
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My favourite sources of info on climate change: @dwallacewells, @KateAronoff, @NaomiAKlein, @_wearepossible, @fionaharvey. Grateful if anyone has other suggestions.
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In the entire 20th century, there were only five fires that burned more than 100,000 acres. In 2020, there were eleven. 🔥🧵
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For example, air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills 10 million people every year and causes immeasureable suffering through illness and disease. https://t.co/xX4qhe3aBI
lrb.co.uk
Wherever you look, the earth is in flames. The residue is carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, black carbon,...
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This is obv very bad and very alarming news. Most people don't realise what a changing climate means. Huge responsibility on journalists, writers, charities, NGOs, MPs, and influencers to make it clear.
Govt has blocked release of a joint intelligence committee report into the dire national security impacts expected from biodiversity loss. Was going to be announced at an event with the King this week https://t.co/0c79oiGUMF
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In the borough I live (Bromley) LGVs contribute 36% to NOx, 23% to PM10, and 23% to PM2.5. But there are business friendly proven alternatives to polluting freight:
urbanhealth.org.uk
We’re calling on the Government to implement our policy recommendations to reduce air pollution from freight.
🚛 Diesel van deliveries cost London over £2 billion every year in hidden health and environmental costs. 🔍 But how much do LGVs and HGVs contribute to air pollution in your borough? Check out our data visualisation to find out:
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Autumn: season when middle class people who are horrified to pass any mum with a pram smoking a cigarette in the park happily light up their woodburners to poison their neighbours with carcinogens and spew out dementia and autism linked pollution. Because it’s “cosy”.
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You will read a lot of stuff online about how divided we are as a country, but in North Manchester we are a united community. Jews and Muslims live side by side in harmony, even in recent years when the temperature has risen.
The neighbour of one of the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack says he was a "fantastic guy". Abdul Rahimi told Sky News Adrian Daulby was "one of the best guys I've ever seen in my life". 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/Ga6mfVxpvF
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Airlines pay zero tax on fuel, while emissions keep climbing. ✈️ Without fair policies and real financial pressure, there’s no incentive for the industry to cut pollution. It’s time to make polluters pay. Read our report with @NEF to learn more: https://t.co/6Hh877f0Xm
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☠️“We know wood burning at home emits harmful air pollution both indoors and outdoors including known carcinogens. 🔥"Despite this, air pollution from this source has approximately doubled in the UK since 2009 as more people install and use wood stoves." https://t.co/zT6L7jJFwW
ucl.ac.uk
Using a wood or coal burning stove or open fire at home may lead to a decline in lung function, suggests a new analysis from UCL researchers.
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🕠And vital to remember that legal limits for NO2 were set long ago. Since then, guidelines have changed. People in London are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, which surpass WHO guidelines. There's more work to do to improve air quality. https://t.co/uDPxWYujoe
urbanhealth.org.uk
Debates around air pollution have been sabotaged by misinformation and online abuse. So, what does the research say about how air pollution affects health?
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