Back home, with a package of drugs to keep me on the road 💊 Asked 2 workmen idling their van outside my house to stop - explained how sick I’d been this week 🫁 Totally unmoved, said they needed air con - only turned off when I begged 🙏 How did we get here? 😢

When we look at health & #airpollution data it is easy to forget that the numbers are real people. Congratulations Allegheny County Clean Air Now (Allegheny County CAN) for giving voice to people affected by #airpollution, every day. See my summary & link in: theguardian.com/environment/20…

London Ulez expansion: Do clean-air zones reduce pollution? - BBC News bbc.com/news/science-e…

Scientists for XR will be there. Already some MPs have answered positively and will come to talk to us. If you are a UK scientist come and join us. Monday 4 Sep midday. Parliament.

The government is serious about tackling climate change, it should introduce a domestic flight reduction target, reverse the cut in APD, and indeed introduce a tax on fuel used on domestic non-lifeline journeys. Could you read our latest blog 👇 bettertransport.org.uk/blog/flights-o…

The challenge of population aging for mitigating deaths from PM2.5 air pollution in China | Nature Communications@ nature.com/articles/s4146…

See why 20mph as a default urban/village limit is a "fantastic idea". walesonline.co.uk/news/news-opin…

If you live in or around Northamptonshire and interested in climate and the environment, check out the CA-WN Exchange What's On page to see what's happening in our area. exchange.ca-wn.org/whats-on/

Here is an excellent example of how a Member of Senedd in Wales was able to successfully campaign for part of a main road not to be excluded from the national default 20mph limit. Well done Janet Finch-Saunders! janetfinchsaunders.org.uk/news/success-c…

2023 is the year for breakthrough #ClimateAction & action for the #GlobalGoals, our blueprint for the well-being and dignity for everyone on a healthy planet. Here’s how you can #ActNow for a better future for all. un.org/actnow

@.theCCCuk is starting work soon on the seventh carbon budget, the amount of CO2 the UK can legally emit for five years after 2037. i.e. actual news Meanwhile, the Telegraph is making 'news' out of a 2020 CCC report on the sixth carbon budget... telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/…

The world's biggest electric ferry is being built in Australia with a range 3x greater than the previous best e-ferry. Operator Buquebus Argentina originally wanted a gas-powered ferry but decided to switch to electric. Great news for the planet 👏👏 marinelog.com/news/worlds-la…

"Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury" by @DavidBrunat for the The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/climat…

“Anything that diverts from the acceleration of the deployment of wind turbines, solar panels & heat pumps to extract more fossil fuels, must be unequivocally prohibited,” - Fabian Huebner, senior campaigner in 🇩🇪 at Beyond Fossil Fuels. beyondfossilfuels.org/2023/08/28/rwe… #BeyondFossilFuels

Looking to save money by switching some of your car journeys to cycling? 💷🚲 @RoadCC share how you can get into cycling on a budget, including where to look for second-hand bike deals, learning to service your bike yourself and security tips 👇 road.cc/content/featur…

This is a big deal: "During Covid, our industry adapted in ways we could not have imagined. We can and will change again to tackle the climate emergency." The 'green rider' includes choosing trains over planes. Really good work Equity 👏 bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Meanwhile, in England the UKGov urges local highway authorities to set 20mph limits where they consider the national 30mph limit is wrong. So far 61 out of 153 have said 20's Plenty for most urban/village rds. When will UKGov recognise the problem is their national 30 limit?

If you leave X/Twitter now then you can tell your friends. Better to leave now esp. when it's owner is racist and anti-semitic - why would you create content for this man? You don't have to. Instructions on how to join at our profile: greennet.social/@networkforcle… #abetterplace