Ben Pearce
@benrpearce.bsky.social
Head of Health Effects of Air Pollution @impurbanhealth.bsky.social
Co-Founder @ Power Up North London
Expect music, capybara, #coys, other silly chat
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Co-Founder @ Power Up North London
Expect music, capybara, #coys, other silly chat
Views my own
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Since Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death, nationwide progress on air pollution hasn’t happened fast enough.
I urge everyone to back Ella's Law – a healthier, fairer future for Britain’s children is at stake.
I urge everyone to back Ella's Law – a healthier, fairer future for Britain’s children is at stake.
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Since Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death, nationwide progress on air pollution hasn’t happened fast enough.
I urge everyone to back Ella's Law – a healthier, fairer future for Britain’s children is at stake.
I urge everyone to back Ella's Law – a healthier, fairer future for Britain’s children is at stake.
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NEW: Our DEFRA FOI reveals the budget for local councils to tackle #AirPollution has gone from £225 million a year to just £1.5 million in the last five years.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Funding for air pollution cut 99%, campaigners raise alarm
Mums for Lungs warned the cuts will significantly delay efforts to reduce emissions to levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). New research from the parent campaign group shows fund...
airqualitynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW: Our DEFRA FOI reveals the budget for local councils to tackle #AirPollution has gone from £225 million a year to just £1.5 million in the last five years.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
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The Government must give us more time in Parliament to progress #EllasLaw and make breathing clean air a human right.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Government must give us more time in Parliament to progress #EllasLaw and make breathing clean air a human right.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
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The @adstandards.bsky.social has found claims made by the Stove Industry Association about wood burning stove emissions to be "misleading and unsubstantiated".
There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.
There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.
ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims - AirQualityNews
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of…
airqualitynews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The @adstandards.bsky.social has found claims made by the Stove Industry Association about wood burning stove emissions to be "misleading and unsubstantiated".
There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.
There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.
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Lambeth Council partnered with Big Local North Brixton & Impact on Urban Health to explore heat risk, identifying the most heat-vulnerable areas & with hyper local partners engaging residents directly. This is what climate action looks like: local, collaborative, & full of heart.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Lambeth Council partnered with Big Local North Brixton & Impact on Urban Health to explore heat risk, identifying the most heat-vulnerable areas & with hyper local partners engaging residents directly. This is what climate action looks like: local, collaborative, & full of heart.
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🚲 “Anything that other handymen carry in their vans, I guarantee I can carry in my bike.”
From plumbers to electricians, more and more small businesses are ditching vans for cargo bikes - it’s cleaner, quicker, and makes perfect sense for city logistics.
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/a...
From plumbers to electricians, more and more small businesses are ditching vans for cargo bikes - it’s cleaner, quicker, and makes perfect sense for city logistics.
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/a...
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚲 “Anything that other handymen carry in their vans, I guarantee I can carry in my bike.”
From plumbers to electricians, more and more small businesses are ditching vans for cargo bikes - it’s cleaner, quicker, and makes perfect sense for city logistics.
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/a...
From plumbers to electricians, more and more small businesses are ditching vans for cargo bikes - it’s cleaner, quicker, and makes perfect sense for city logistics.
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/a...
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⚖️| NEW BLOG: British policy continues to entrench racial inequality, from economic exclusion to digital surveillance. Our latest blog calls for urgent reform to redress the impact on Black lives. Read here www.ippr.org/articles/unf...
Unfinished business: Redressing inequality in British policy and Black lives | IPPR
The economics of exclusion: Policy, poverty, and the cost of inequalityDeep disparities in wealth and opportunity continue to shape outcomes for Black comm
www.ippr.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
⚖️| NEW BLOG: British policy continues to entrench racial inequality, from economic exclusion to digital surveillance. Our latest blog calls for urgent reform to redress the impact on Black lives. Read here www.ippr.org/articles/unf...
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New study from Uni of Birmingham shows the ULEZ reduced #AirPollution across London, but more needs to be done to reduce pollution further - especially from PM2.5.
"As a result, we need to see a modal shift to more active travel and public transport to reduce the number of vehicles on the road".
"As a result, we need to see a modal shift to more active travel and public transport to reduce the number of vehicles on the road".
London's 2019 emissions policy quickly cut air pollution, but may leave little room for further gains
People living, working and visiting London have seen substantial reductions in air pollution following the introduction of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) introduced in 2019, according to a new…
phys.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New study from Uni of Birmingham shows the ULEZ reduced #AirPollution across London, but more needs to be done to reduce pollution further - especially from PM2.5.
"As a result, we need to see a modal shift to more active travel and public transport to reduce the number of vehicles on the road".
"As a result, we need to see a modal shift to more active travel and public transport to reduce the number of vehicles on the road".
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BREAKING: Our latest research shows a 65% increase in complaints in Smoke Control Areas across England since last year.
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
No prosecutions made after 15,195 wood-burning complaints in a year in England
Campaigners say figures reveal a lack of enforcement with just 24 fines issued by councils for rule violations
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
BREAKING: Our latest research shows a 65% increase in complaints in Smoke Control Areas across England since last year.
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
Families across the country are suffering from neighbours’ burning, yet even after thousands of complaints, barely a handful of fines have been issued. #AirPollution #WoodBurning
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🔥Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds.
📉Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
📉Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds
Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔥Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds.
📉Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
📉Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Introducing our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project!
It’s been a great last week for Power Up North London as we launched our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project in Archway.
Want to find out more and get involved? Contact Feli at [email protected].
It’s been a great last week for Power Up North London as we launched our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project in Archway.
Want to find out more and get involved? Contact Feli at [email protected].
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Introducing our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project!
It’s been a great last week for Power Up North London as we launched our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project in Archway.
Want to find out more and get involved? Contact Feli at [email protected].
It’s been a great last week for Power Up North London as we launched our first-ever Community Energy Neighbourhood project in Archway.
Want to find out more and get involved? Contact Feli at [email protected].
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Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Our panels explored how to help Londoners access EVs and how to decarbonise commercial fleets through electric freight & e-cargo bikes.
Thanks to Westminster City Council for hosting, and to everyone who joined us to keep London’s clean transport transition moving forward! ⏩
Photos: Honor Elliott
Thanks to Westminster City Council for hosting, and to everyone who joined us to keep London’s clean transport transition moving forward! ⏩
Photos: Honor Elliott
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our panels explored how to help Londoners access EVs and how to decarbonise commercial fleets through electric freight & e-cargo bikes.
Thanks to Westminster City Council for hosting, and to everyone who joined us to keep London’s clean transport transition moving forward! ⏩
Photos: Honor Elliott
Thanks to Westminster City Council for hosting, and to everyone who joined us to keep London’s clean transport transition moving forward! ⏩
Photos: Honor Elliott
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Black mothers and children are among those whose health is most affected by air pollution.
We're proud to support Global Child and Maternal Health, who work to ensure Black women's voices are heard by policymakers.
We're proud to support Global Child and Maternal Health, who work to ensure Black women's voices are heard by policymakers.
Advocating for clean air with Black mothers and children
With Global Child and Maternal Health
urbanhealth.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Black mothers and children are among those whose health is most affected by air pollution.
We're proud to support Global Child and Maternal Health, who work to ensure Black women's voices are heard by policymakers.
We're proud to support Global Child and Maternal Health, who work to ensure Black women's voices are heard by policymakers.
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Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution
‘Little lungs are paying’: why the Dieselgate scandal is still running hot
Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution
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"Little lungs are still paying for Dieselgate every day,” says Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social on the DieselGate scandal that continues to harm our air.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social on the DieselGate scandal that continues to harm our air.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Little lungs are paying’: 1.6m claimants head to high court as carmakers finally face punishment for Dieselgate
Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Little lungs are still paying for Dieselgate every day,” says Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social on the DieselGate scandal that continues to harm our air.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social on the DieselGate scandal that continues to harm our air.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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🌟 My reflections on the Impact on Urban Health Partner Day
Last week, we hosted our first Partner Day. I felt truly inspired by the energy and commitment in the room, and grateful for the ideas that will help shape our next steps.
Last week, we hosted our first Partner Day. I felt truly inspired by the energy and commitment in the room, and grateful for the ideas that will help shape our next steps.
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌟 My reflections on the Impact on Urban Health Partner Day
Last week, we hosted our first Partner Day. I felt truly inspired by the energy and commitment in the room, and grateful for the ideas that will help shape our next steps.
Last week, we hosted our first Partner Day. I felt truly inspired by the energy and commitment in the room, and grateful for the ideas that will help shape our next steps.
Great article on the new Sustainable Urban Freight Association -why it was set up, what it wants to achieve, and some early wins 💫
zagdaily.com/trends/meet-...
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Meet SUFA: The freight alliance driving the UK’s green delivery revolution
As cities battle diesel pollution and congestion, the Sustainable Urban Freight Association is uniting cargo bike operators with delivery giants to give green logistics a louder voice at the UK policy...
zagdaily.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great article on the new Sustainable Urban Freight Association -why it was set up, what it wants to achieve, and some early wins 💫
zagdaily.com/trends/meet-...
zagdaily.com/trends/meet-...
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We believe it's vital that the people most affected by toxic air pollution are consulted when designing solutions.
As part of our work to amplify voices, we're proud to partner with The Social Innovation Partnership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...
As part of our work to amplify voices, we're proud to partner with The Social Innovation Partnership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...
Amplifying Voices: The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP)
We partnered with Imperial College London and social enterprise TSIP to work with residents in Lambeth and Southwark to create the UK’s first co-designed, solar-powered, outdoor air quality display…
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October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We believe it's vital that the people most affected by toxic air pollution are consulted when designing solutions.
As part of our work to amplify voices, we're proud to partner with The Social Innovation Partnership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...
As part of our work to amplify voices, we're proud to partner with The Social Innovation Partnership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...
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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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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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. ⚖️
@soniaadesara.bsky.social #LPC25
Panellists discussed clean air justice and what it would mean for Labour to lead on this issue. ⚖️
@soniaadesara.bsky.social #LPC25
October 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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. ⚖️
@soniaadesara.bsky.social #LPC25
Panellists discussed clean air justice and what it would mean for Labour to lead on this issue. ⚖️
@soniaadesara.bsky.social #LPC25
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A year of air pollution visualised through the medium of knitting, inspired by Breathe London
Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social
airqualitynews.com/headlines/a-...
Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social
airqualitynews.com/headlines/a-...
A year of air quality data created by Poplar’s closely-knit community
In Poplar, Tower Hamlets, a collective of more than 130 knitters has unveiled Knitting the Air – a striking 12-metre textile artwork that transforms local air quality data into over 2,000 hand-knitted...
airqualitynews.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A year of air pollution visualised through the medium of knitting, inspired by Breathe London
Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social
airqualitynews.com/headlines/a-...
Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social
airqualitynews.com/headlines/a-...
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🚨Breaking news: London now meets legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
❤️🩹This is a major milestone which will improve health across the city. And congratulations to the Mayor @london.gov.uk, whose leadership has been crucial for improving air quality. 🧵👇
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
❤️🩹This is a major milestone which will improve health across the city. And congratulations to the Mayor @london.gov.uk, whose leadership has been crucial for improving air quality. 🧵👇
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.
www.london.gov.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚨Breaking news: London now meets legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
❤️🩹This is a major milestone which will improve health across the city. And congratulations to the Mayor @london.gov.uk, whose leadership has been crucial for improving air quality. 🧵👇
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
❤️🩹This is a major milestone which will improve health across the city. And congratulations to the Mayor @london.gov.uk, whose leadership has been crucial for improving air quality. 🧵👇
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
Wood burning stove warning as new study proves lung damage 'like smoking'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Wood burning stove warning as new study proves lung damage 'like smoking'
Log burners and open fires have been linked to a serious decline in lung function in a major new study
www.mirror.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Wood burning stove warning as new study proves lung damage 'like smoking'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
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 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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 🧵