Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London
@cleanairlondon.bsky.social
Simon Birkett, as Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, has championed compliance with WHO air quality guidelines throughout London and elsewhere to protect public health and fight climate change since 2006. @CleanAirLondon #AirQuality #AirPollution
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#Wildfire smoke impacts on #airquality from the recent @easac.bsky.social report easac.eu/publications... presented by @dr-firelady.bsky.social in the Clean Air Forum session on super pollutants & extreme events #CleanAirEU @ecmwf.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#Wildfire smoke impacts on #airquality from the recent @easac.bsky.social report easac.eu/publications... presented by @dr-firelady.bsky.social in the Clean Air Forum session on super pollutants & extreme events #CleanAirEU @ecmwf.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
#CleanAirEU | Thank you for a fabulous Clean Air Forum 2025! HT @euclimateaction.bsky.social @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#CleanAirEU | Thank you for a fabulous Clean Air Forum 2025! HT @euclimateaction.bsky.social @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
#CleanAirEU | Powerful new website and Daily Air Quality Index from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/data/air/... and www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/press/pre...
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Das Umweltbundesamt (UBA) ist Deutschlands zentrale Umweltbehörde und forscht, berät und informiert zu zahlreichen Fragen des Umweltschutzes und zu Umwelt & Gesundheit.
www.umweltbundesamt.de
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#CleanAirEU | Powerful new website and Daily Air Quality Index from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/data/air/... and www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/press/pre...
#CleanAirEU | Brilliant new report on 'managing' #Bushfires #Wildfires and their smoke easac.eu/publications...
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#CleanAirEU | Brilliant new report on 'managing' #Bushfires #Wildfires and their smoke easac.eu/publications...
#CleanAirEU | UK's Climate Change Committee's longstanding advice is that Government should phase out #WoodBurningStoves. See page 2 cleanair.london/app/uploads/... and cleanair.london/app/uploads/.... Also page 19 www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#CleanAirEU | UK's Climate Change Committee's longstanding advice is that Government should phase out #WoodBurningStoves. See page 2 cleanair.london/app/uploads/... and cleanair.london/app/uploads/.... Also page 19 www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
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Day 2 of the 5th EU #CleanAirEU Forum focuses on air quality and policy. Freely available #CopernicusAtmosphere data and tools help to understand air quality impacts in Europe and design effective policies.
CAMS air quality policy tools: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/policy-tools
@ecmwf.int
#CleanAirEU
CAMS air quality policy tools: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/policy-tools
@ecmwf.int
#CleanAirEU
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Day 2 of the 5th EU #CleanAirEU Forum focuses on air quality and policy. Freely available #CopernicusAtmosphere data and tools help to understand air quality impacts in Europe and design effective policies.
CAMS air quality policy tools: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/policy-tools
@ecmwf.int
#CleanAirEU
CAMS air quality policy tools: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/policy-tools
@ecmwf.int
#CleanAirEU
#CleanAirEU | London’s nine phases of LEZs and ULEZs slashed nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations by 25-50%. We did it by making the political cost of inaction greater than action! HT @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social cleanair.london/policy/ulez-...
ULEZ expansion is an important step on the path to phasing out diesel in London - Clean Air in London
ULEZ expansion is an important step on the path to phasing out diesel in London ULEZ expansion targets the final group of diesel vehicles in the last part of London to achieve the Euro 6 emission stan...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#CleanAirEU | London’s nine phases of LEZs and ULEZs slashed nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations by 25-50%. We did it by making the political cost of inaction greater than action! HT @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social cleanair.london/policy/ulez-...
#CleanAirEU | Joint Research Council’s report ‘Urban PM2.5 Atlas: #AirQuality in European Cities’ (2025 Report) publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
Urban PM2.5 Atlas Air Quality in European Cities, 2025 Report
Many European cities still suffer from poor air quality, with main pollutants concentrations still exceeding the 2021 WHO air quality guideline levels as well as the EU air quality standards. This is ...
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#CleanAirEU | Joint Research Council’s report ‘Urban PM2.5 Atlas: #AirQuality in European Cities’ (2025 Report) publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
#CleanAirEU | Inspiring speech by @ec.europa.eu about their evaluation of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive #NECD. Key lessons: strengthen implementation; tools exist; and we need action to achieve 2030 commitments eg ammonia and wood burning. Details environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/air/r...
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#CleanAirEU | Inspiring speech by @ec.europa.eu about their evaluation of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive #NECD. Key lessons: strengthen implementation; tools exist; and we need action to achieve 2030 commitments eg ammonia and wood burning. Details environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/air/r...
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See you tomorrow for day 2!
Read the article:
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/2014-2024-de...
Forum link:
eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
#CleanAirEU
Read the article:
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/2014-2024-de...
Forum link:
eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
#CleanAirEU
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
See you tomorrow for day 2!
Read the article:
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/2014-2024-de...
Forum link:
eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
#CleanAirEU
Read the article:
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/2014-2024-de...
Forum link:
eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events
#CleanAirEU
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#CleanAirEU | Must-watch Fifth EU Clean Air Forum (1-2 December 2025) is underway eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events HT @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @ecmwf.int
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#CleanAirEU | Must-watch Fifth EU Clean Air Forum (1-2 December 2025) is underway eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events HT @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @ecmwf.int
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🎥 Live in 1 hour! Watch the livestream of the EU Clean Air Forum, starting at 14:00 CET with an opening keynote by Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.
🔗 eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events/en/webstream...
#CleanAirEU
🔗 eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events/en/webstream...
#CleanAirEU
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎥 Live in 1 hour! Watch the livestream of the EU Clean Air Forum, starting at 14:00 CET with an opening keynote by Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.
🔗 eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events/en/webstream...
#CleanAirEU
🔗 eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events/en/webstream...
#CleanAirEU
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🌍💨 Today and tomorrow EEB is in Bonn for the Clean Air Forum 2025!
💪 We’ll be pushing for stronger action to protect the air we all breathe – from monitoring to the next steps beyond 2030.
Stay tuned for updates from the ground or follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/3zrnu4sd
#CleanAirEU
💪 We’ll be pushing for stronger action to protect the air we all breathe – from monitoring to the next steps beyond 2030.
Stay tuned for updates from the ground or follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/3zrnu4sd
#CleanAirEU
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌍💨 Today and tomorrow EEB is in Bonn for the Clean Air Forum 2025!
💪 We’ll be pushing for stronger action to protect the air we all breathe – from monitoring to the next steps beyond 2030.
Stay tuned for updates from the ground or follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/3zrnu4sd
#CleanAirEU
💪 We’ll be pushing for stronger action to protect the air we all breathe – from monitoring to the next steps beyond 2030.
Stay tuned for updates from the ground or follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/3zrnu4sd
#CleanAirEU
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Eurocommissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu opening #CleanAirEU, highlighting wildfires in her speech in the old parliamentary building in Bonn. Good to connect again!
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Eurocommissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu opening #CleanAirEU, highlighting wildfires in her speech in the old parliamentary building in Bonn. Good to connect again!
#CleanAirEU | Must-watch Fifth EU Clean Air Forum (1-2 December 2025) is underway eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events HT @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @ecmwf.int
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#CleanAirEU | Must-watch Fifth EU Clean Air Forum (1-2 December 2025) is underway eucleanairforum.wmhproject.events HT @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @ecmwf.int
Breaking: @emmahardymp.bsky.social publishes Environmental Improvement Plan 2025. Simon Birkett @cleanairlondon.bsky.social commented: "It's a step in the right direction but far adrift from the EU's new legal standards for #AirQuality in 2030. We need #EllasLaw, NO2 of 20 and a pathway to WHO AQGs"
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Breaking: @emmahardymp.bsky.social publishes Environmental Improvement Plan 2025. Simon Birkett @cleanairlondon.bsky.social commented: "It's a step in the right direction but far adrift from the EU's new legal standards for #AirQuality in 2030. We need #EllasLaw, NO2 of 20 and a pathway to WHO AQGs"
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#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
Barry raises the Clean Air Act in Business Questions — Barry Gardiner
On Thursday 20th November, Barry asked the Leader of the House about the fact that in 2023 our party committed itself to a new Clean Air Act guided by the WHO standards, however, so far no government ...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
Barry raises the Clean Air Act in Business Questions — Barry Gardiner
On Thursday 20th November, Barry asked the Leader of the House about the fact that in 2023 our party committed itself to a new Clean Air Act guided by the WHO standards, however, so far no government ...
www.barrygardiner.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#EllasLaw | Three cheers for @barrygardiner.bsky.social (one of @ukparliament.parliament.uk's most-respected voices on #AirPollution) calling for a new #CleanAirAct to be included in the King's Speech (70 years after the original!) HT @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.barrygardiner.com/barry-in-the...
#CodeYellow alert | #WoodBurning in London on Friday night - in still cold air - is likely to cause a short-sharp build up of deadly particles (PM2.5). Please warn vulnerable people, ask neighbours not to burn and take a zero tolerance approach to #WoodSmoke (without putting yourself in danger)
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#CodeYellow alert | #WoodBurning in London on Friday night - in still cold air - is likely to cause a short-sharp build up of deadly particles (PM2.5). Please warn vulnerable people, ask neighbours not to burn and take a zero tolerance approach to #WoodSmoke (without putting yourself in danger)
Closes 10 February 2026 | Consultation on ‘low carbon options’ for the rare cases where heat pumps won’t be used eg large hard-to-heat rural properties off the gas grid << Beware pressure from champions of #WoodBurning www.gov.uk/government/c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Closes 10 February 2026 | Consultation on ‘low carbon options’ for the rare cases where heat pumps won’t be used eg large hard-to-heat rural properties off the gas grid << Beware pressure from champions of #WoodBurning www.gov.uk/government/c...
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#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#CodeYellow advisory | Low temperatures and still air on Friday and Saturday may cause a spike in #WoodSmoke in Outer London. It’s bad for health, @thecccuk.bsky.social says #WoodBurningStoves should be phased out and Defra says you could be fined £300. #BanWoodBurning www.gov.uk/smoke-contro...
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Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
CAL calls on Mayor to comply with WHO's ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 2030 - Clean Air in London
Full compliance with WHO’s ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 Dear Sir Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to you as Mayor of London. You are also Co-Chair o...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
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Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw | The first Clean Air Bill had its Second Reading 70 years ago this week (3 Nov). @sianberry.bsky.social’s modern version won’t get the same on 21 Nov unless Keir Starmer allows more Sitting Fridays << Shame on him! hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1955...
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#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#BanDiesel | @london.gov.uk pledged he'd restore London's #AirQuality to legal and safe levels in 2016. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are neither. In a way, we're back where we thought we were 20 years ago after @who.int slashed guideline levels in 2021. We need zero air emission buses and buildings