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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚨Coming up next week- please register if you're interested! 🚨

Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🚨Webinar alert- From Data to Dialogue: Engaging Communities for Air Quality Research and Action🌎 🔗https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XplQIl1sQOW280bu4P94gw#/registration 📆 28th May, 12pm GMT 📣@kaylloquial.bsky.social from Imperial College London and Raghu Saxena from Earthwatch India

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Are you heading to #EGU25? Make sure to come and say hi! 👋 I'll be presenting our work on systems thinking approaches for urban air pollution in session AS4.10 on Monday morning. Reach out if you'd like to connect and chat all things #AirQuality! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🌍 Exciting Webinar Alert! 🌍 Join us for the 1st in the webinar series by #AllinWayra 💡Topic: "Sensor Integration in Air Quality Monitoring: The Role of WMO in the Global Scenario" 📅 Date: 3 April 2025 ⏰ Time: 13:00–14:00 (UTC) york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AirPollution #Sensors

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

🏙️💨 🛜 Are low-cost sensor networks ready to support urban digital twins? Our research shows how IoT low-cost sensors are transforming air quality monitoring but without better data management their full potential can’t be realised. 🌍📊 #AirQuality #DigitalTwins www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...

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Frontiers | Moving from monitoring to real-time interventions for air quality: are low-cost sensor networks ready to support urban digital twins?

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/01/2025

View the C40 1.5°C Climate Action Plans to support cities to deliver rapid, transformative climate action here: www.c40.org/what-we-do/r...

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1.5°C Climate Action Plans - C40 Cities

C40’s Climate Action Planning programme supports cities to implement climate action plans in line with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement.

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Now that everyone has their annual temperature data out, here is a quick summary across groups. In addition to record warmth in every dataset, it's the first year where most estimates are at least 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) warmer than the 1850-1900 baseline. berkeleyearth.org/global-tempe... 🧪

Chart showing 2024 temperatures across various temperature monitoring groups.

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Delighted to have returned to my alma mater today to present at the Research for Greener Surgeries Conference. We presented our work on #AirQuality monitoring in collaboration with our local NHS trust. @unibirmingham.bsky.social @drbartington.bsky.social @wmnetzero.bsky.social

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

📣I'm delighted to share our latest report "Clean Air Actions in Cities". The report, written with the GFC on Clean Air from the World Economic Forum, is designed to guide city leaders on actions for #AirPollution focusing on key pollution sources. www.weforum.org/publications...

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🚨New blog alert🚨 The team from Air Aware explore the opportunity for sport to promote environmental health and awareness for the World Economic Forum Agenda blog series. www.weforum.org/stories/2024...

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Can sport empower us to be more sustainable?

Sport inspires action toward sustainability. At the same time data can optimize performance and sustainability and address harmful air quality impacts.

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Our faculty is offering 8 fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers across a range of research areas, including Geography. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.

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Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Sharing one of my favourite reads of the year (thanks to colleagues for sharing it with me). "Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?

A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

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Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial @ic-cep.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

🌱 We're now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our work and research Don't miss PhD student Marta Koch's blog on her experience as a UK Youth Delegate at #COP29, She explores how tech innovation is shaping climate action and progress towards the UN SDGs blogs.imperial.ac.uk/centre-for-e...

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COP29: Global Progress Towards Accelerating Sustainable Development & Climate Action with Technological Innovation - Centre for Environmental Policy

Marta Koch, PhD Candidate at the Centre for Environmental Policy (CEP), reflects on her experience as a UK Youth Delegate at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, exploring how technological innovation is shapin...

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

New research points to the health benefits and cost savings from #netzero. Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, saving billions of $. My latest piece for @guardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Short answer: Yes "Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction." doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...

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Dr Nicole Cowell @geographynicole.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Allow me to reintroduce myself 👋 Post doc split between @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and World Economic Forum. Into all things air pollution, healthy cities, systems thinking and low-cost sensors 💭🏙️ First gen grad🎓 Lover of house plants, live music and London 🪴🇬🇧💂

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CSTEP @cstep-india.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#CSTEP researcher @subu.bsky.social discusses the various causes of rising #AirPollution in #Delhi in this article by Bangalore Mirror, which also mentions our latest report, ‘Bengaluru 2030: EV Charging Demand and Infrastructure’ bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/co...

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For a breath of fresh air

Nonetheless, researchers and air quality experts say, Bengalureans need not fret over witnessing the seemingly apocalyptic scenario that New Delhi is enduring. From favourable meteorology to sparsely ...

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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Exciting new #PhD project, led by the amazing Cat Scott. => Exploring the changing patterns in biogenic volatile organic compounds (#BVOCs) yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp... Also with Steve Arnold and Paul Seakins woking at @universityofleeds.bsky.social Gair Wood plantation

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