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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We’re launching the Climate–Health Explorer — a tool to help understand how climate action affects health, inequalities, and local economies. We’ll show how it can support planning and policy decisions across sectors. 📅 4 June, 10:00–11:30 🔗 wm-netzero.eventbrite.co.uk

Banner promoting the “West Midlands Climate-Health Explorer” webinar launch by WM-Net Zero and WM Adapt. The image includes a map of the West Midlands shaded in different colours to show regional data variation. Text reads: “Evidence | Insight | Action” and “Explore how climate action affects health and economic outcomes using regional data.” Event details: 4 June, 10:00–11:30 BST. A QR code is included for registration.

WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

If you work in local government, public health, sustainability, or climate policy, the 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞–𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 has been designed with you in mind. Join our webinar to see how the Explorer works in practice. 📅 4 June | 10:00–11:30 BST 🔗 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We’re launching the West Midlands Climate–Health Explorer. Join our webinar to learn: • What the Explorer is • How to use it • How it links climate, air pollution and health data 📅 4 June | 10:00–11:30 BST Register 👉 tinyurl.com/nhkk6myx

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We’re launching our Climate & Health Toolkit 🚦🌍 Join our webinar on 4 June, 10:00–11:30 BST to see how this new tool helps explore the health & economic impacts of climate action using regional data. Open to anyone working at the climate–health interface. Register here 👉https://tinyurl.com/nhkk6myx

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

How can climate action also improve health and well-being? Join our webinar on 4 June (10:00–11:30 BST) to explore the new WM-Net Zero Climate & Health tool and see how it can be used to assess health and economic impacts of climate policy. 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

New UK consultation on air pollution from domestic wood and solid fuel burning. Domestic burning is now a major source of PM2.5 — linked to heart disease, asthma, and early death. If you care about cleaner air, this is an opportunity to contribute evidence & experience. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2ds7njev

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Air pollution doesn’t just affect individuals — it affects neighbours, streets, and whole communities. What we burn at home shapes the air everyone breathes. On Clean Air Night, let’s talk about cleaner, healthier choices. #CleanAirNight #CommunityHealth #CleanAir

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🔗 Register for the workshop here 👇https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-and-health-toolkit-workshop-tickets-1962549757154 ***If you are unable to join us in person but want to test the toolkit, drop us an email at: wm-netzero@contacts.bham.ac.uk, and we will send you a link to access it.

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Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop

Join us for the launch of the prototype West Midlands Climate and Health Toolkit

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

⭐ Have you registered to join us for the Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop on 3 December 2025 at @unibirmingham.bsky.social ? This hands-on session invites practitioners, researchers, and community partners to test a new tool that links climate data to health outcomes.

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Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop

Join us for the launch of the prototype West Midlands Climate and Health Toolkit

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Homes England’s new Healthy Homes guidance marks a shift in how we design homes for health, comfort & resilience. In our latest WM-Net Zero blog, we look at why this matters now. 👇

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Plus inside the newsletter: 🌎 Our team at a global meeting in New York 🚉 Transport & policy collaboration across the West Midlands 🏡 Community-led air quality projects 💡 Fresh research on clean air, equity & sustainability #ClimateAction #Health #CleanAir #WestMidlands #ScienceCommunication

WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🧠 Don’t miss our Climate and Health Toolkit Workshop on 3 December — a practical session where you can test a new tool linking local climate and health data. It’s for anyone working to make communities healthier and more resilient.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

📰 The latest WM-Net Zero Newsletter is live! It’s full of updates on how research, policy, and communities are shaping cleaner, healthier futures in the West Midlands. 🌍 Read it here: us22.campaign-archive.com?u=277756e493...

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🚨 Only a few days left! Applications close 30 Oct for the Climate & Public Health Policy Impact Fellow role at @unibirmingham.bsky.social Join us working on the frontlines of climate, air quality & health equity. 📍 Based in Birmingham 💼 Grade 7 | £36.6k–£46k 🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Want to work at the intersection of climate, health & equity? We’re hiring a Policy Impact Fellow to join the WM-Net Zero team at @unibirmingham.bsky.social — helping shape how research gets used on the ground with local public health teams. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call

A recruitment poster from WM-Net Zero and the University of Birmingham titled “Now hiring: Climate & Public Health Policy Impact Fellow.” The role focuses on shaping fairer, healthier climate policy in the West Midlands through collaboration with public health teams and local authorities.

What you’ll do:

Apply WM-Net Zero research to real-world policy

Work with local public health partners

Develop tools, reports, and briefings

Support climate strategies focused on health and equity

What we’re looking for:

Experience in climate, health, or public policy

Strong communication skills, especially with non-academic audiences

Confidence working independently and with diverse teams

Ability to turn research into practical, policy-ready insights

Details:

Salary: £36,636–£46,049 (Grade 7)

Location: Birmingham, with UK travel

Apply by: 30 October 2025

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. In the background, there is a light green lung-leaf graphic representing air quality and health.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

💬 Have you (or someone you love) been affected by air pollution? @asthmaandlung.org.uk is looking for people to share their stories — and show how toxic air impacts daily life, health, and future generations. 📩Email: smoran@asthmaandlung.org.uk to get involved. #CleanAir #LungHealth #WMNetZero

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👥 The brief draws on voices from across the @unibirmingham.bsky.social — including input from our @WMNetZero team working in net zero and with communities in the West Midlands. Local evidence, global relevance!

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📢 The brief calls for a shift: policy must focus not just on carbon, but on improving lives. Health, wellbeing, and fairness should be core indicators of successful climate strategies.

🫁 From air pollution to flooding, climate harms directly affect health. They worsen respiratory conditions, increase mental stress, and strain our health systems. We can’t fix the climate without protecting people.

⚖️ The impacts of climate change aren’t equal. People on low incomes, racialised communities, and marginalised groups face the harshest consequences — despite contributing the least to the problem.

🌍 Climate change is a health crisis AND a justice issue. The @unibirmingham.bsky.social COP30 brief calls for urgent action that tackles climate, protects health, and reduces inequality — all at once.

WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Proud to see @unibirmingham.bsky.social stepping into the COP30 space with serious policy work — and to see our @wmnetzero.bsky.social team contributing to the Equity, Justice and Health brief. 🧵👇

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🏠 What if the air in your home is affecting your health? We’re running a @unibirmingham.bsky.social study to help Dudley residents monitor & improve indoor air quality. 💰 Plus: up to £50 in shopping vouchers 📍 DY postcode only – renters & homeowners 🔗 tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Air

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

We’re excited to share this thoughtful interview with our project lead, Zongbo Shi, in‪ @pubs.acs.org‬ Open Science Conversations. He talks air quality science, policy impact, and why open access publishing matters — especially for researchers outside well-funded systems.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🏫 In Brockmoor, we worked with local families & launched a new active travel route. 📅 Come shape our Climate & Health Toolkit on 10 Sept. 📰 Read the newsletter: us22.campaign-archive.com?u=277756e493...

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WM-Net Zero Newsletter: 4th Issue

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Our new @wmnetzero.bsky.social Newsletter is out 🌍 🚍 <100 people attended our Annual Meeting — with amazing speakers like @louisereardon.bsky.social, @kirstendevos.bsky.social ( @mumsforlungs.bsky.social, + more. 🧠 Prof #ZongboShi shared insights at The Conduit on the health impacts of clean air.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

📸 On #CleanAirDay, we shared a powerful photography exhibition by our PIRG members — capturing real journeys across the West Midlands by foot, bus, scooter & more. Every image tells a story of movement, access & air. Watch it here👇 vimeo.com/1098113750 #WMNetZero #TransportJustice #AirQuality

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PIRG Exhibition (Presentation)2-7-25

This is "PIRG Exhibition (Presentation)2-7-25" by WM-Net Zero on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🚦 Just 6 days to go until Cleaner and Greener Transport for a Healthier Future, the WM-Net Zero Annual Event! 📅 19 June | The Exchange, Birmingham A packed programme with researchers, councils, charities & more. Learn more here👇 wm-netzero.org.uk/blog/2025/04... #WMNZ2025 #TransportPolicy

WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Our @wmnetzero.bsky.social Annual Event on 19 June is now fully booked — thank you to all who signed up! We’ve opened a waiting list for those still interested, in case of late cancellations: tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent Looking forward to an inspiring day in clean air in the West Midlands! 💚

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Explore how transport can drive climate action and better health at this regional net zero event in the West Midlands.

If you’re part of a community group, grassroots organisation or NGO, this is your space too. We want your voice at the table—because climate decisions only work when everyone’s in the room. 📢 Come share, learn & shape the conversation. 🎟️ Register now: tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent

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🎤 Confirmed panellists: • @louisereardon.bsky.social(@unibirmingham.bsky.social) – Public Policy & Transport Justice • @kirstendevos.bsky.social (@mumsforlungs.bsky.social) – Public involvement & community advocacy • Dr Paul Fisher – Consultant in Health Protection, @ukhsa.bsky.social

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This year’s event brings together voices from research, public health, activism & lived experience. We’ll dive into how cleaner, fairer transport systems are key to achieving a just net-zero transition.

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Explore how transport can drive climate action and better health at this regional net zero event in the West Midlands.

🚨 Final spaces left for the WM-Net Zero Annual Event! 🗓️ 19 June 2025 | 📍 The Exchange, Birmingham Join us to explore how transport, policy & local voices shape the future of air quality and climate justice in the West Midlands. 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Final spaces for the WM-Net Zero Annual Event! Join @louisereardon.bsky.social (@unibirmingham.bsky.social), @kirstendevos.bsky.social (@mumsforlungs.bsky.social) & Paul Fisher, to explore how transport & policies shape how air quality works in the West Midlands. 🎟️ Register👇 tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent

Promotional graphic for the WM-Net Zero Annual Event. The main text reads: “WM-Net Zero | Annual Event – The Exchange | Birmingham – Connecting transport, clean air, climate action, and health in the West Midlands – join the conversation.” A calendar icon displays the date Thursday 19 June. Icons around the design represent sustainability themes like cycling, electric vehicles, recycling, and green housing. A QR code and link (https://tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent) are included for registration.

Portrait of Kirsten de Vos with shoulder-length hair, smiling in a navy polka-dot blouse. Text describes her as a volunteer with Mums for Lungs and a member of the WM-Net Zero Public Involvement in Research group. She works with grassroots and community organisations to support healthier neighbourhoods and prioritise children's health in policy.

Portrait of Dr Louise Reardon seated, wearing a teal blouse and red lipstick. Text explains she is an Associate Professor of Governance and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham and a WM-Net Zero member. Her research focuses on transport, wellbeing, and decision-making across government. She supports evidence-based collaboration and professional development in the public sector.

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🌎 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠! Join the WM-Net Zero Annual Event (19 June) to explore how different modes of transport—cycling, public transport, EVs, and more—impact air quality and sustainability in the West Midlands. Register now 👉 tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent #WMNZ2025

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

At @wmnetzero.bsky.social we think this is the time to: 🌿 Focus on local risks 🤝 Build stronger partnerships 📍 Make adaptation real, fair, and local #ClimateAdaptation #PlaceBased #WestMidlands #NetZero

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

There's a new framework for climate adaptation, and it’s a big deal—especially for regions like the West Midlands. The framework lays out what research and action we need to help towns, cities, health services, nature and communities cope with a changing climate. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3wshx43j

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Climate Adaptation Research and Innovation Framework

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WM-Net Zero @wmnetzero.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🌍 What if cleaner, fairer transport could also mean better health? Join us for the WM-Net Zero Annual Event — where local voices, experts, and community members will explore how transport in the West Midlands can shape a healthier, low-carbon future. Register now 👉 tinyurl.com/WMNZEvent

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Missed it the first time? This one's too important to ignore. 📘 Read the brief: wm-netzero.org.uk/wp-content/u... #ClimateHealth #GasStove #AirPollution #WMNetZero

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💡 The brief also looks at solutions: 🔌Induction & electric hobs 🌬️Stronger indoor air quality policy 👥Community awareness

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👶 Asthma risk for children goes up 💷 £23.5 billion in health-related costs in the UK 🏠 80% of homes lack adequate ventilation

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