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Rohit Chakraborty

@rcrohit7

Archived- Please find me on bluesky under the same handle.

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📣👀 Just appeared on @BBCLookNorth tonight discussing the concerning increase in domestic wood burners 🔥 Sales have risen 40% in recent years, leading to a worrying 135% increase in emissions 🚫🌁 I made a call for a ban on wood burners in urban areas to protect our health💪

rcrohit7's tweet image. 📣👀 Just appeared on @BBCLookNorth tonight discussing the concerning increase in domestic wood burners 🔥

Sales have risen 40% in recent years, leading to a worrying 135% increase in emissions 🚫🌁

I made a call for a ban on wood burners in urban areas to protect our health💪

Had a fantastic day speaking at the Sussex Air Quality Conference on the regs and impact of domestic fuel burning indoors at @SussexUni ! So many amazing, talented speakers covering diverse topics. Truly inspiring! #AirQuality

rcrohit7's tweet image. Had a fantastic day speaking at the Sussex Air Quality Conference on the regs and impact of domestic fuel burning indoors at @SussexUni
! So many amazing, talented speakers covering diverse topics. Truly inspiring!  #AirQuality
rcrohit7's tweet image. Had a fantastic day speaking at the Sussex Air Quality Conference on the regs and impact of domestic fuel burning indoors at @SussexUni
! So many amazing, talented speakers covering diverse topics. Truly inspiring!  #AirQuality
rcrohit7's tweet image. Had a fantastic day speaking at the Sussex Air Quality Conference on the regs and impact of domestic fuel burning indoors at @SussexUni
! So many amazing, talented speakers covering diverse topics. Truly inspiring!  #AirQuality

Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Was great to be involved in this research with @Jwheydon and @rcrohit7

For wood stoves & fireplaces, UK government advice focuses on "burn better" rather than not burning at all. But 200,000 new stoves were sold in 2022. For my latest @guardian piece I talked to researchers who tested a different approach in Sheffield. theguardian.com/environment/20…

theguardian.com

Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds

Voluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution



Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

For wood stoves & fireplaces, UK government advice focuses on "burn better" rather than not burning at all. But 200,000 new stoves were sold in 2022. For my latest @guardian piece I talked to researchers who tested a different approach in Sheffield. theguardian.com/environment/20…

theguardian.com

Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds

Voluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Wood smoke contains most of the same harmful carcinogens as tobacco smoke, but in much greater quantities. Let's tackle smoke from #WoodBurning too. To order free posters: mumsforlungs.org/news/wood-burn…

MumsForLungs's tweet image. Wood smoke contains most of the same harmful carcinogens as tobacco smoke, but in much greater quantities. 

Let's tackle smoke from #WoodBurning too.

To order free posters: mumsforlungs.org/news/wood-burn…

Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

The hidden lifelong legacy of childhood #AirPollution exposure. New research shows that the damage from air pollution breathed as children may only manifest in adult life. My latest piece for @guardian. theguardian.com/environment/ar…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me… 🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

What a fascinating talk on #Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone. Thank you to everyone who joined @FestOfDebate Thank you to our chair @MValmartin, speakers @_OliviaBlake @CleanAirSheff @rcrohit7 & Dr James Weber and to Grantham Scholars @Liang_Kresearch @alanabarlow15 for organising 👏


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Great debate on #Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone. Thank you to everyone who joined @FestOfDebate and @granthamcsf scholars for organizing it. And many thanks to our speakers @_OliviaBlake, @rcrohit7, @Graham21 from @CleanAirSheff & Dr James Weber (@Atmos_Pem of @UniofReading)

MValMartin's tweet image. Great debate on #Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone. Thank you to everyone who joined @FestOfDebate and @granthamcsf scholars for organizing it. 

And many thanks to our speakers @_OliviaBlake, 
 @rcrohit7,  @Graham21 from @CleanAirSheff 
 & Dr James Weber (@Atmos_Pem of @UniofReading)

Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

"Between 9,000 & 10,500 steps a day cut risk of early death by 39% & risk of a heart attack or stroke by over a fifth." We need to redesign our cities so walking (& cycling too) is the easiest way to travel. Piece by @tobithomas_ Study on @UKBIOBANK theguardian.com/society/2024/m…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Ventilation regulations and occupant practices: undetectable pollution and invisible extraction 📢My latest journal article! Just published with @MShipworth and Cliff Elwell in @BuildingsCities 🔗doi.org/10.5334/bc.389 @UCL_Energy @LoLoCDT


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

NEW: We've updated our #WoodBurning flyer - take a look below. If you'd like to order some, head to the link and we'll send you some out for free. bit.ly/order-wood-fly… #AirPollution #CleanAir

MumsForLungs's tweet image. NEW: We've updated our #WoodBurning flyer - take a look below. 

If you'd like to order some, head to the link and we'll send you some out for free. 

bit.ly/order-wood-fly…

#AirPollution #CleanAir
MumsForLungs's tweet image. NEW: We've updated our #WoodBurning flyer - take a look below. 

If you'd like to order some, head to the link and we'll send you some out for free. 

bit.ly/order-wood-fly…

#AirPollution #CleanAir

Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Evidence of the impacts of #AirPollution on brain health have been rapidly coming forward over the last eight to ten years. Here's another study on #AirPollution from traffic and dementia. Reported by @damiengayle. theguardian.com/environment/20…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Let's stop pretending this isn't an issue. Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from roads in UK. theguardian.com/environment/20…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.😷

mwt2008's tweet image. I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. 

They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.😷
mwt2008's tweet image. I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. 

They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.😷
mwt2008's tweet image. I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. 

They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.😷
mwt2008's tweet image. I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. 

They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.😷

Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from UK roads, data shows theguardian.com/environment/20…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Exposure to household air pollution from polluting domestic fuel (solid fuel and kerosene) represents a substantial global public health burden and there is an urgent need for rapid transition to clean domestic fuels. ⁦@TheLancet⁩ ⁦@WHO⁩ ⁦ thelancet.com/journals/lanre…


Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Our recent Freedom of Information requests reveal: @SheffCouncil is the only local authority in the country to prosecute someone for smoke nuisance – but 467 complaints went unanswered. More action needed! #CleanAirNight #Sheffield 🙏@nowthenmag @SamMGreg nowthenmagazine.com/articles/new-s…

MumsForLungs's tweet image. Our recent Freedom of Information requests reveal: @SheffCouncil is the only local authority in the country to prosecute someone for smoke nuisance – but 467 complaints went unanswered. More action needed! #CleanAirNight #Sheffield
🙏@nowthenmag @SamMGreg
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/new-s…

Rohit Chakraborty a reposté

Lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle matter (PM2.5) in the UK. #WoodBurning Harms Your #Health #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #CleanAirNight cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Cartoon from amazing @CleanAirLondon @DaveyCartoons

AirFairy04's tweet image. Lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle matter (PM2.5) in the UK. 

#WoodBurning Harms Your #Health 

#AirPollution #WoodBurning  #Health #CleanAirNight
cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night
Cartoon from amazing @CleanAirLondon @DaveyCartoons

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