
Ben Pearce
@benrpearce
Portfolio Manager - Health Effects of Air Pollution @ImpUrbanHealth / Co-Founder @PowerUpNLdn. Expect music, capybara, #coys, other silly chat. Views my own.
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19-01-2011 15:50:58
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We continue to be inspired by the brilliant Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA and her work protect children and families from air pollution. Our vision is a world where everyone breathes clean air, and we're proud to work in partnership with Rosamund. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

My #Awair outside Gipsy Hill Friends station this eve putting real-time + forecast #Airpollution information into the street for everyone. 🟡Yellow on left side = above @who levels currently 🟠Orange on right side = Moderate forecast for tomorrow Environmental Research Group Impact on Urban Health



#Trump2024 #climatecrisis reaction, inc Christiana Figueres, former UN climate chief "It will be seen as a major blow, but it will not halt the changes under way. Clean energy will continue to outcompete fossil fuels. Action is happening all over the Earth" theguardian.com/us-news/live/2…

'For teachers, clerical workers, sales reps and the great bulk of US employees, whether white or blue collar, wages have flatlined – not for four or even 20 years – but for most of the past half century.' Essential reading from Aditya Chakrabortty theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🚸 Clean air means better health for children. That’s why we’re supporting the Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA to campaign on the health effects of air pollution, with a particular aim to protect children from poor air quality. urbanhealth.org.uk/partnerships/c…

It's been a week. Gary Younge and I get into race, class and the US election, Kemi Badenoch and most importantly, his brand new HIPSTER beanie. Listen to Over The Top Under The Radar here: uned.it/overunderpod


Zero emission freight can only be achieved in cities by switching diesel to electric vans and also e-cargo bikes, which could replace up to 9% of van kilometres driven in central London by 2025 and up to 17% of van kilometres by 2030. Great to spot First Mile playing their part!


With Imperial College London, we've created a course so people can learn about the health effects of air pollution. You'll learn about why air pollution is a social justice issue, about sources of air pollution, and most equitable ways to improve air quality: imperial.ac.uk/school-public-…

Indeed, latest air quality data (2023) subtly published by boroughs & Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan include: Marylebone Rd - illegal Upper Richmond Rd - illegal High St Acton - illegal Archway Rd - illegal Streatham High Rd - illegal Tower Bridge Rd - illegal Battersea Park Rd - illegal


The EU has just published major new air quality standards aligned with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Amazing to see this ambition and it means low / zero-emission transport will be more necessary than ever in polluted European cities. Big Q, will the UK align? 👀 ➡️eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/2…



We frequently overlook the #airpollution problems caused by wood burning in rural villages, and the #climate harm too. To plug this gap, a team of scientists moved into a Slovenian village for winter. Here's what they found. My latest for The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…


5,600 complaints but just four fines issued for wood-burning in a year in England - Law around illegal wood burning in smoke-control areas is not being enforced, campaigners Mums For Lungs say #airpollution Story by Helena Horton theguardian.com/environment/20…