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Patrick Lee Profile picture
@PatrickjaLee
Jan 25, 2023 • 7 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
#ULEZ trending, so here are some air pollution facts:

For every 10 microgram per cubic meter (µg/m³) of increased exposure to PM2.5, the risk of dying from any cancer rises by 22 percent.

birmingham.ac.uk/news/2016/expo…
Almost everyone in the UK is breathing dangerous levels of air pollution

#ULEZ

theguardian.com/environment/20…
But that's not to say air pollution is distributed evenly.

For those opposing #ULEZ, ask yourselves:

Is it fair that people who can’t afford a car are the same people whose health is most affected by toxic fumes from traffic? ImageImageImage
“The more fine particulate matter pollution you are exposed to, the more likely you are to die from cardiopulmonary disease or lung cancer.”

#ULEZ

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8179653/
For every PM2.5 increase of 10 microgram per cubic meter of air, the risks of all cause, cardiopulmonary, and lung cancer rise by 4, 6 and 8% respectively.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
The more a city cleans up its air, the longer the life expectancy of its inhabitants.

Which is a pretty big argument in favour of #ULEZ

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Is the #ULEZ fair? Yes.

It's correcting a massively underacknowledged social injustice:

That the most vulnerable and marginalized people in society are disproportionately forced to breathe air that devastates their health.

urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/opini…

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Dec 15, 2023
Burning wood:

💸It’s the expensive option
💵In cities, mostly wealthy people do it
❤️‍🩹It poisons air for everyone
🌲It’s not the sustainable option
🫰It adds to our tax burden

🧵

theguardian.com/environment/20…
"Wood burners are more expensive than both gas boilers and air source heat pumps in almost every scenario."

urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/repor…
"...almost half of all indoor burners (46%) were from the highest AB social grades. Indoor burners were also considerably more likely to own their home outright..."

burnright.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
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Dec 6, 2023
"Children play tag in some of Sheffield's filthiest air."

Brilliant reporting by @Sophie_woodcock and @BBCMarshall.

Air pollution is devasting health and children are among the most affected.

A crisis for urban areas. But there are solutions 🧵👇

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
Don't believe air pollution is a big deal?

Start with this thread 👇

One way to start protecting children from air pollution is before they're even born.

There are shocking disparities in maternal health outcomes in the UK. @Agnes_agyepong and @global_bmh spoke to Black pregnant women about air quality.

urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/opini…
Read 13 tweets
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Nov 11, 2023
🔥 Burning wood is the more expensive way of heating a home 🔥

Not only is burning wood almost always more expensive than central heating, but it also has huge hidden costs for everyone in society. We all pay the bill!

🧵👇

theguardian.com/environment/20…
Who burns wood? Research shows that most people who burn wood in cities are from...

🏡 more affluent households (typically from the highest AB grades)
🔥 and burn wood for aesthetic reasons, to create a cosy atmosphere.
Obviously, this isn't fair.

The consequences of burning affects people across communities - particularly a problem in densely packed towns and cities.

Children, older people, people with health conditions...all forced to breathe highly toxic air.
Read 13 tweets
Patrick Lee Profile picture
Oct 2, 2023
As the Government meets at #CPC23, they should take time to think about how to improve...
🤑the economy
⚕️public health
🏙️towns and cities
🔥 and the environment
...by improving air quality.

Here is a thread of tried and tested ways they can do just that 🧵👇
Give councils the powers they need to restrict burning wood in cities.

And show leadership on public health to help councils and councillors communicate clearly about wood burning and air pollution.

Easy win.

Where are people at their most vulnerable? Hospitals.

And yet patients are exposed to high levels of toxic air pollution.

@ImpUrbanHealth worked with @GSTTnhs to create a Clear Air Plan that helps hospitals protect patients and staff (@tmuenchmeyer!).

urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/…
Read 8 tweets
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Sep 25, 2023
Burning wood is devastating people's health, especially in cities 🔥

Despite that, sales of wood burning stoves are increasing 🚨

So how can councils and campaigners inform people about the connections between wood burning and air pollution? 🧵👇
Research shows that most people who burn wood do so for aesthetic reasons.

Considering air pollution contributes to up to 43,000 deaths per year in the UK, it's obvious that reducing wood burning is an urgent public health crisis.
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My colleague @rpidgeon77 at @ImpUrbanHealth has led work with @KantarPublic, @globalactplan, and creative agency Dog Cat & Mouse.

Together, they've carried out and tested new market research to understand the best ways to communicate about burning wood and air pollution.
Read 6 tweets
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Jun 7, 2023
In the entire 20th century, there were only five fires that burned more than 100,000 acres.

In 2020, there were eleven.

🔥🧵
In 2020, wildfires accounted for more than half of the air pollution in the western United States.

By 2050, the extent of those fires is, at least, expected to double. Each tree burned releases carbon just as coal does, along with particulate matter.
Already the smoke from 2020's west coast fires can be held responsible for five thousand additional pre-term births in California.
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