Liz Godfrey
@lizgdfy.bsky.social
Campaigning for clean air and healthy kids
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This #CleanAirNight, a reminder that wood smoke isn’t a “nuisance”—it’s a serious public health issue.
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This #CleanAirNight, a reminder that wood smoke isn’t a “nuisance”—it’s a serious public health issue.
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A new study has examined the long-term relationship between early childhood exposure to indoor #AirPollution and cognitive performance in adulthood.
"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
Childhood smoke exposure linked to cognitive decline in later life - AirQualityNews
A new study suggests that growing up in households reliant on solid fuels such as coal, wood and plant waste may have lasting consequences for brain health, with measurable cognitive impairment…
airqualitynews.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new study has examined the long-term relationship between early childhood exposure to indoor #AirPollution and cognitive performance in adulthood.
"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school? #SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution - win!
We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at [email protected] if that's you!
We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at [email protected] if that's you!
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school? #SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution - win!
We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at [email protected] if that's you!
We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at [email protected] if that's you!
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59 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds! What an incredible achievement - congratulations Alice. We hope you enjoyed a LONG sleep after smashing the Spine Challenger North yesterday! 💪 🥳
The amazing Dr Alice Willson is taking part in the Spine Challenger North, raising funds for us, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social & Oldham Foodbank. Alice is currently on the Pennine Way - go Alice!
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
59 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds! What an incredible achievement - congratulations Alice. We hope you enjoyed a LONG sleep after smashing the Spine Challenger North yesterday! 💪 🥳
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We're running a poster campaign for this year's #CleanAirNight (next Thursday, 22nd!).
Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!
Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!
Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
We're running a poster campaign for this year's #CleanAirNight (next Thursday, 22nd!).
Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!
Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!
Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
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The amazing Dr Alice Willson is taking part in the Spine Challenger North, raising funds for us, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social & Oldham Foodbank. Alice is currently on the Pennine Way - go Alice!
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The amazing Dr Alice Willson is taking part in the Spine Challenger North, raising funds for us, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social & Oldham Foodbank. Alice is currently on the Pennine Way - go Alice!
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Burning wood damages our #Climate.
👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
Wood Is Not a Carbon-Neutral Energy Source
Treating it as such – and supporting it with subsidies, as the UK and many other EU member states do – is a flawed path to climate action.
chathamhouse.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Burning wood damages our #Climate.
👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
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If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
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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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Greater Manchester’s children are still breathing some of the most polluted air in the UK. Meanwhile, car ownership continues to rise in #Manchester. This is a public #Health emergency, and we need a clear plan to bring #AirPollution down in line with @who.int recommendations.
The areas of Greater Manchester where you're at risk just by breathing
MEN INVESTIGATION: Although strides have been made to improve air quality in Greater Manchester, a number of areas are still masked in dangerous emissions. One campaign group has called it a 'public h...
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Greater Manchester’s children are still breathing some of the most polluted air in the UK. Meanwhile, car ownership continues to rise in #Manchester. This is a public #Health emergency, and we need a clear plan to bring #AirPollution down in line with @who.int recommendations.
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Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond!
#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.
Let's change that. Sign and share!
#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.
Let's change that. Sign and share!
Make polluters pay for poisoning our children
10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions…
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond!
#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.
Let's change that. Sign and share!
#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.
Let's change that. Sign and share!
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👏 Cardiff is leading the way by introducing higher parking fees for SUVs - a proactive step for #saferstreets! Children are three times more likely to be killed in collisions with SUVs.
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Cardiff To Be First UK City To Introduce Extra Parking Fees For SUVs www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Cardiff To Be First UK City To Introduce Extra Parking Fees For SUVs
Cardiff tackles 'carspreading'.
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
👏 Cardiff is leading the way by introducing higher parking fees for SUVs - a proactive step for #saferstreets! Children are three times more likely to be killed in collisions with SUVs.
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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Yesterday's #Dieselgate trial opened with this from Thomas de la Mare KC:
"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.
It is time the car manufacturers paid.
"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.
It is time the car manufacturers paid.
'Dieselgate': Five carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims
The trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the "dieselgate" scandal.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yesterday's #Dieselgate trial opened with this from Thomas de la Mare KC:
"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.
It is time the car manufacturers paid.
"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.
It is time the car manufacturers paid.
Diesel is making kids across the country sick. We need these cars off the road and manufacturers held to account.
Little lungs are paying for #Dieselgate every day. This morning we gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice on day one of the biggest ever group claim trial in English legal history. It’s time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution #Health
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Diesel is making kids across the country sick. We need these cars off the road and manufacturers held to account.
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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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If you're a councillor or a council officer, please come along to our #SchoolStreets webinar, two weeks today! We will share insights and practical steps on how to deliver School Streets effectively.
Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...
Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...
October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If you're a councillor or a council officer, please come along to our #SchoolStreets webinar, two weeks today! We will share insights and practical steps on how to deliver School Streets effectively.
Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...
Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...
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Our #Dieselgate petition is growing. Let's get this even higher, before the trial begins on October 13th. Have you signed yet? #AirPollution
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our #Dieselgate petition is growing. Let's get this even higher, before the trial begins on October 13th. Have you signed yet? #AirPollution
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
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📣 Join us at our online workshop with Hope for the Future, on Monday (8th) at 1pm.
Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.
Register now!
Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.
Register now!
Engaging meaningfully with your MP on Air Pollution
Top tips for building a relationship and engaging with your MP on air pollution.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📣 Join us at our online workshop with Hope for the Future, on Monday (8th) at 1pm.
Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.
Register now!
Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.
Register now!
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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.
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...
airqualitynews.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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.
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.
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As part of our ongoing #Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to push for public transparency and #OpenJustice in the upcoming £6 billion Dieselgate trial, scheduled for October.
Mums for Lungs calls for public transparency in Dieselgate hearing — Mums for Lungs
As part of our ongoing Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to ensure public transparency...
www.mumsforlungs.org
July 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As part of our ongoing #Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to push for public transparency and #OpenJustice in the upcoming £6 billion Dieselgate trial, scheduled for October.
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Ah, nothing like an interiors magazine promoting air purifiers while continuing to publish articles on #WoodBurning, which pollutes the air in your home as well as that of your neighbours and community. #AirPollution @homesandgardens.com.web.brid.gy
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www.homesandgardens.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ah, nothing like an interiors magazine promoting air purifiers while continuing to publish articles on #WoodBurning, which pollutes the air in your home as well as that of your neighbours and community. #AirPollution @homesandgardens.com.web.brid.gy
So grateful to all the health professionals who gave up time from their busy days to shine a light on this urgent health crisis. Thank you!
We had a fantastic gathering of health professionals in #Manchester today - so good to see so many coming together to demand more action on #AirPollution from @andyburnham.bsky.social @mayorofgm.bsky.social @afzalkhanmcr.bsky.social and the Government.
June 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
So grateful to all the health professionals who gave up time from their busy days to shine a light on this urgent health crisis. Thank you!
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Interesting to read about the amazing work being done in #Manchester to make it smoke-free. Can we see the same level of ambition for #AirPollution reduction? Thanks for covering this @theleaduk.bsky.social.
Manchester is winning awards for its smoke-free agenda but toxic air still plagues the city
Car emissions still make Manchester one of the UK's most polluted cities – are Clean Air Zones the answer?
national.thelead.uk
June 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interesting to read about the amazing work being done in #Manchester to make it smoke-free. Can we see the same level of ambition for #AirPollution reduction? Thanks for covering this @theleaduk.bsky.social.
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Alice, thank you for everything you do to improve air quality and children's #Health. And for the beautiful Clean Air Now bunting you made for us, which will adorn our campaigns for years to come! #VolunteersWeek #CleanAir
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Alice, thank you for everything you do to improve air quality and children's #Health. And for the beautiful Clean Air Now bunting you made for us, which will adorn our campaigns for years to come! #VolunteersWeek #CleanAir
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Frances, where would we be without you? You've been involved since the early days, contributing to our campaigns, writing and sending out our newsletters and helping us shape our direction of travel. Thank you 😘. #VolunteersWeek #AirPollution @francesbuckingham.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Frances, where would we be without you? You've been involved since the early days, contributing to our campaigns, writing and sending out our newsletters and helping us shape our direction of travel. Thank you 😘. #VolunteersWeek #AirPollution @francesbuckingham.bsky.social