Ben Pearce
@benrpearce.bsky.social
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Head of Health Effects of Air Pollution @impurbanhealth.bsky.social Co-Founder @ Power Up North London Expect music, capybara, #coys, other silly chat Views my own
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While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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We were thrilled to host a lively discussion this week at the Labour Party Conference, in partnership with @thefabians.bsky.social.

Panellists discussed clean air justice and what it would mean for Labour to lead on this issue. ⚖️
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Five panelists and an event Chair sit on a stage decorated with Fabian Society branding. They are talking and laughing among themselves.
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PS. Exciting and important of all to share is this wonderful video from @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social where Rosamund talks us through her work on air pollution, health and justice www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn...

We support Rosamund's call for the Government to adopt Ella's Law.
Amplifying Voices: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Ella Roberta Foundation
YouTube video by Impact on Urban Health
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As I say in the article, "They may seem commonplace, but diesel vans have profound effects in urban areas, and those effects are not felt evenly. In London alone, diesel van deliveries carry hidden health and environmental costs of more than £2billion every year."
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Finally, this article calls for "electric vans to continue to be exempted from Congestion Charge changes". This is due to new data showing diesel vans are now the biggest road source of harmful NOx emissions in Central London.

www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Central London's 'number one road polluter' named as Congestion Charge plea made
Transport for London and City Hall must keep the exemption afforded to electric vans when it changes its Congestion Charge rules, campaigners have said
www.mylondon.news
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The campaign to get justice for Dieselgate continues. Huge well done to @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @jemimavivien.bsky.social @clientearth.bsky.social @healthyairuk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk for leading this hugely important work
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It is 10 years since Dieselgate and around 500,000 more UK cars are under suspicion for emissions cheating. Emissions from the likely use of defeat devices have been linked to 16,000 premature deaths and 30,000 new cases of asthma in children.

www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
REVEALED: Around 500,000 more UK cars under suspicion for emissions cheating | ClientEarth
The Dieselgate scandal is far from over.
www.clientearth.org
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It feels like busy times everywhere at the moment. And that includes in the air pollution world - below are three important stories I wanted to highlight 🧵
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"We’ve got to the point where the burden of ill health caused by #AirPollution is so huge, I’m asking myself: ‘What will it take to make the public demand more action?’." Well said @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social.

Such a powerful read about the rise of #LungCancer in non-smoking, healthy young women.
‘I was told I had two weeks to live’ – why are so many young, fit, non-smoking women getting lung cancer?
For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?
www.theguardian.com
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Could you be our next #Schools Lead?

We are hiring an energetic, creative and community-focused Schools Lead to continue our impactful work on School Streets in Lambeth and Southwark in London, and across the country. Apply by 7th September! #AirPollution

www.mumsforlungs.org/news/hiring-...
A picture of a brick school building with banners on its front railings. The banners say Support our kids, clean air matters. The overlaid text says We're hiring a Schools Lead, apply by 7th September.
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Dele, Dier, Sarr, Udogie, Bergvall worked out well
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BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌

We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.
Judge rules car makers must release Dieselgate documents
The High Court has today ruled that unredacted legal documents in the £6 billion ‘Dieselgate’ litigation against several major car manufacturers must be made public. Environmental campaign groups Mum...
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