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Environmental Protection Scotland

@epscotland

Working for a cleaner, quieter, healthier, sustainable Scotland. A RT or @ mention is not an endorsement. Organisers of #CleanAirDay in Scotland since 2018.

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Up to now it’s been easy to associate the glow of a fire with comfort, but burning wood produces air pollution, harming your health and the planet 👇 Learn and share the truth about wood burning this #CleanAirNight wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Clean Air Campaign #AirPollution

Up to now it’s been easy to associate the glow of a fire with comfort, but burning wood produces air pollution, harming your health and the planet 👇 

Learn and share the truth about wood burning this #CleanAirNight

wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night

<a href="/cleanairdayuk/">Clean Air Campaign</a> 
#AirPollution
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From the team at Environmental Protection Scotland, we would like to wish our followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄 Our office is closed for the holiday season and we will be returning on 3rd January! Thank you all for your continued support! 🫡 #LoggingOff

From the team at Environmental Protection Scotland, we would like to wish our followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄

Our office is closed for the holiday season and we will be returning on 3rd January!

Thank you all for your continued support! 🫡

#LoggingOff
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Did you know that wood burning is almost always more expensive than other forms of heating? Wood burning hurts your wallet, as well as your health and the planet 🔥 Find out more by visiting the Clean Air Hub #CleanAirNight ⬇️ wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Clean Air Campaign

Did you know that wood burning is almost always more expensive than other forms of heating? 

Wood burning hurts your wallet, as well as your health and the planet 🔥 

Find out more by visiting the Clean Air Hub 

#CleanAirNight ⬇️
wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night

<a href="/cleanairdayuk/">Clean Air Campaign</a>
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Is burning wood really a cheaper way to heat your home? Global Action Plan and Impact on Urban Health commissioned new economic research to investigate the true cost of #woodburning 🔥 Here's what we found 👇🧵 bit.ly/3NS1Cuk

Is burning wood really a cheaper way to heat your home? 

<a href="/globalactplan/">Global Action Plan</a> and <a href="/ImpUrbanHealth/">Impact on Urban Health</a> commissioned new economic research to investigate the true cost of #woodburning 🔥

Here's what we found 👇🧵
bit.ly/3NS1Cuk
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📢 Request for proposals: We are looking for organisations or consultants to conduct a political economy analysis on policy levers and solutions for reducing black carbon emissions globally. ⏰ Deadline: 26 January 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3wuBUD7

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Whether you like the cosy feeling of a fire or are trying to save money, there’s an uncomfortable truth you need to know about wood burning 🔥 New evidence shows wood burning hurts your wallet, health and the planet ❤️‍🩹 #CleanAirNight ⬇️ wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Clean Air Campaign

Whether you like the cosy feeling of a fire or are trying to save money, there’s an uncomfortable truth you need to know about wood burning 🔥 

New evidence shows wood burning hurts your wallet, health and the planet ❤️‍🩹

#CleanAirNight ⬇️

wwww.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night

<a href="/cleanairdayuk/">Clean Air Campaign</a>
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🚨 Breaking! 2023 confirmed as the hottest year on record by a substantial margin and is likely the world's warmest in the last 100,000 years! 🥵 #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming Copernicus EU Read more below: reuters.com/business/envir…

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Children are more vulnerable to poor air quality, says Dundee study that mapped hospital admissions against increased levels of air pollution. Read more below: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla… Dr Jill Belch #AirPollution #AirQuality #Scotland

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Is climate change making antibiotic resistance worse? Antibiotics are often overused or misused to fight infections in people, animals and plants, but warmer temperatures and changing weather conditions that help bacteria thrive also play a part. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Volunteers breathe polluted air to test its impact on the brain, as part of a study in Manchester. The team conducting the study wants to establish if the pollutants are directly reaching the brain or whether it is an indirect effect. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… #AirPollution

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we unfortunately have to pause recruitment for this position and will not be taking any applications forward at this moment in time. Thank you to everyone who has applied. Your interest in Environmental Protection Scotland is greatly appreciated.

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It's less than one week until #CleanAirNight, which is all about wood burning🪵🔥 A few years ago I helped Harry Wallop to measure the ultrafine particles indoor air pollution generated by woodburning stoves Clean Air Campaign Global Action Plan thetimes.co.uk/article/are-wo…

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#CleanAirNight is here! 🌙 Get involved by: 🔥 Learning the truth about #WoodBurning 🔥 Sharing what you’ve learned with your family and community to protect people and planet from the harms of wood burning cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Global Action Plan Clean Air Campaign #AirPollution

#CleanAirNight is here! 🌙 

Get involved by:

🔥 Learning the truth about #WoodBurning
🔥 Sharing what you’ve learned with your family and community to protect people and planet from the harms of wood burning

cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night

<a href="/globalactplan/">Global Action Plan</a> <a href="/cleanairdayuk/">Clean Air Campaign</a> 
#AirPollution
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This #CleanAirNight, learn the truth about wood burning - that it harms your wallet, health and the planet 🔥 Find out more 👇 cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Global Action Plan Clean Air Campaign #AirPollution #AirQuality #WoodBurning

This #CleanAirNight, learn the truth about wood burning - that it harms your wallet, health and the planet 🔥 

Find out more 👇

cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night 

<a href="/globalactplan/">Global Action Plan</a> <a href="/cleanairdayuk/">Clean Air Campaign</a> 
#AirPollution #AirQuality #WoodBurning
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Huge congratulations to our Board of Trustees member Laura Young, named Scottish Influencer of the Year 2024. Her tireless campaigning and tenacity have ensured this award was given to a worth recipient 👏 👏 👏

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To address the growing role sensor technology is playing in the monitoring of ambient air pollution and helping to drive behaviour change, EP Scotland is hosting a conference and exhibition on 27th November 2024. Visit our website for more information ep-scotland.org.uk/event/outdoor-…

To address the growing role sensor technology is playing in the monitoring of ambient air pollution and helping to drive behaviour change, EP Scotland is hosting a conference and exhibition on 27th November 2024.
Visit our website for more information ep-scotland.org.uk/event/outdoor-…
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Register now for our conference and exhibition on Outdoor Air Quality Sensors. The event will cover standards, uses and lessons learned through a series of talks, Q&As and discussion forums. Find out more at: ep-scotland.org.uk/event/outdoor-…

Register now for our conference and exhibition on Outdoor Air Quality Sensors. The event will cover standards, uses and lessons learned through a series of talks, Q&amp;As and discussion forums.
Find out more at: ep-scotland.org.uk/event/outdoor-…
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Due to circumstances outwith our control, the BoT and the Air Quality EAG, have made the difficult decision to cancel the Outdoor Air Quality Sensors - Standards, Uses and Lessons Learned Conference and Exhibition due to take place on 27th November 2024.

Due to circumstances outwith our control, the BoT and the Air Quality EAG, have made the difficult decision to cancel the Outdoor Air Quality Sensors - Standards, Uses and Lessons Learned Conference and Exhibition due to take place on 27th November 2024.