
APPG Air Pollution
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Cross-party group chaired by @GeraintDaviesMP committed to #Act4CleanAir
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#CleanAirIndoors 🧵 1/6 Every room needs a health check. Is it breathing ok? What to do? USE A CO2 monitor 🚦 How well is the old indoor stale breathed out CO2 Air replaced by the outside 'Fresh'Air? 🟢CO2<800ppm recommended Orla Hegarty explains x.com/Orla_Hegarty/s…

You have a week to engage in this Air Quality Strategy consultation (closes 11.30 Friday). Govt currently not planning to meet EU 2030 PM2.5 World Health Organization (WHO) targets until 2040 so thousands more will unnecessarily die gov.uk/government/con…

'People don't quite realise what a silent killer it is' With air pollution being the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK, Chair of APPG Air Pollution, Geraint Davies highlights some of the lesser known risks.

🗣️"This is not a trivial issue. There is absolutely no doubt that the air we breathe and the pollution in the air crosses the placenta and into foetal development." Powerful speech by Dr Camilla Kingdon, President RCPCH at relaunch of Healthy Air Coalition #AirPollution #cleanair


An inspiring afternoon re-launching Healthy Air Coalition in Parliament. Thanks to Geraint Davies Camilla Kingdon Ruth Mums For Lungs for brilliant words & to all who came including Rebecca Pow. We have the evidence, we know many solutions, now is time for bold action on clean air 🫁


Please support our letter from children to the leaders of our political parties. We want to help amplify children's voices - please sign on behalf of your kids! CleanAirBayswater #AirPollution bit.ly/m4lcabpetition



To kick off #CleanAirDay, here's a message from Larissa Lockwood, Director of Clean Air, Global Action Plan: 🧵 “Over the last week, we have watched images of the darkened orange skies over North America and of wildfires in Scotland, and seen a high air pollution alert in London.


Do you know how polluting #WoodBurning is? We've worked with a data visualisation designer to create this graphic - we wanted an easy way to visualise the data in Professor Chris Whitty's 2022 #AirPollution report. #CleanAirDay #EcoStove mumsforlungs.org/news/wood-burn…


Today is our #CleanAirDay panel event, chaired by Shadow Work & Pensions Minister & Vice Chair of APPG on Air Pollution, Ms Karen Buck MP @KarenPBuckMP with Professor Frank Kelly Environmental Research Group, Dr Susan Mitchell Alzheimer's Research UK & Larissa Lockwood of Global Action Plan.



Did you know poor air quality impacts the brain? Cleaner air can reduce risk of #dementia and support better brain health. Find out more this #CleanAirDay, with Professor Frank Kelly, chairman of COMEAP report, 'Air pollution: cognitive decline and dementia' UK Health Security Agency APPG Air Pollution


We’re delighted to be partnering with Alzheimer’s Research UK on this morning's APPG on Air Pollution event, and to have Dr Susan Mitchell, Head of Policy at Alzheimer's Research UK speaking in more detail on our #CleanAirDay theme, which is focused on mind and brain health. APPG Air Pollution


Cleaner air can bring a wide range of benefits - including better brain health & reduced rates of #dementia. At 10.30 this #CleanAirDay, Professor Frank Kelly discusses key research from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution Environmental Research Group UK Health Security Agency APPG Air Pollution


At 10.30 this #CleanAirDay, Professor Frank Kelly discusses key research from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution Environmental Research Group UK Health Security Agency APPG Air Pollution HPRU in Environmental Exposures and Health HPRU in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards




Brilliant Clean Air Day pledges from: ☁️Andrew Pendleton from Global Action Plan Andrew Pendleton ☁️Shirley Rodrigues, London's Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues ☁️Jason Torrance CEO of UK100 at #Zemo20Zero to mark this year's #CleanAirDay. What's yours?


Brilliant to see young leaders on such an important issue. Not least as children are most at risk of the impacts of #AirPollution. Global Action Plan Mums For Lungs Clean Air in London Asthma + Lung UK World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Air Coalition DoctorsAgainstDiesel Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

My pledge on #CleanAirDay. Thanks to all those many organisations who've run events today to highlight the impacts of our #ToxicAir and solutions. Global Action Plan Zemo Partnership Global Black Maternal Health
