Healthy Air Leeds
@healthyairleeds
Campaigned to reduce #airpollution in Leeds from 2017 - 2021.
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Today is the start of Living Streets' #WalkToSchoolWeek. Are you walking to school today? This year's five-day walking challenge has the theme of #WalkingSuperpowers. #ActiveTravel #CleanAir livingstreets.org.uk/wtsw
Live in Leeds? Connecting Leeds have just launched their campaign, Walk it Ride it. It is the start of a collective city-wide movement towards healthier, greener travel in Leeds.🚶🚴♀️ Find out more here: walkitrideit.com vimeo.com/548317859/626a…
“Children are more vulnerable to #airpollution because our lungs are underdeveloped” - All children deserve the right to #cleanair - We must empower young people to call on the United Nations to acknowledge this right - Follow Freedom to breathe & #Freedomtobreathe
For #CleanAirDay, local authorities are being asked to communicate about the health risks of #airpollution + how to tackle it to schools, residents, businesses and health groups. Check out these resources for councils to share with each of those groups👇 cleanairday.org.uk/free-resources.
If you the think the govt should do more to improve public transport across the UK, ask your MP to get on the case 🚌 Campaign for Better Transport have created a template email you can use, so it just takes 2 mins -- the-way-forward.org/take-action/em… #TheWayForward
Do you know someone who has repeatedly complained about smoke from a chimney in a smoke control area but found their council taking little or no action? Please ask them to get in touch with us at [email protected]. Many thanks. #Woodburning #AirPollution
"If one wanted a basic rule of thumb for dealing with the climate crisis, it would be: stop burning things." Bill McKibben It's straightforward really we start by stop looking for new things to burn and stop making facilities to burn things. newyorker.com/news/annals-of…
We’re delighted to re-launch our personal #airpollution calculator – it now includes additional questions on: 🔥 home burning ♨️ heating 🚚 deliveries Head to the #CleanAirHub to update your score ➡️ calculator.cleanairhub.org.uk/quiz #CleanAirDay - thank you Imperial College London
Thanks so much to Mums For Lungs for these #idling leaflets ahead of #CleanAirDay tomorrow
Today is #CleanAirDay, a day to talk about ways we can tackle air pollution to help to protect the environment and our health💚. One way we can address this is by creating #parklets in our neighbourhoods (a thread) [1/10] Clean Air Campaign bit.ly/3zzh99Z