Rohit Chakraborty

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

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

📣👀 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💪

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

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 @rcrohit7]

@granthamcsf @Graham21 @CleanAirSheff @FestOfDebate I cant quite come to terms to this yet, so lucky to have met him. He was such a knowledgeable and kind man!

[Chantelle Wood @ChantelleWWood]

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

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

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.

https://t.co/PHKsgSwhaV

[Mums For Lungs @MumsForLungs]

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: https://t.co/D20X6jT3jV

[Clean Air 2 Breathe @AirFairy04]

Phase out urban wood burners in UK to protect children’s health, say doctors https://t.co/Yw4D8EdqRp

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

Proud to have contributed to this study during my PhD with @Jwheydon @granthamcsf, co-designing a voluntary burn alert system trialled in Sheffield. It showed real potential to reduce wood & coal burning. Thank you @DrGaryFuller for covering https://t.co/tSmOPlQxDs #AirPollution

[Grantham Centre @granthamcsf]

Did you know wood and coal-burning homes in the UK now produce more particle #AirPollution than the vehicles on our roads? 🔥

Well done to Grantham Scholars @rcrohit7 & @evergreen_v_ who co-authored the study used in this insightful @guardian article ⬇️ https://t.co/S4xuLdDoKL

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

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.

https://t.co/PU0S6Bu0Gc

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

@OurCowMolly @SheffCouncil @benmiskell @sheffielduni No funding to run burner alert anymore sadly, but the peer reviewed results from this trial has been accepted and will be published soon! The results are very exciting and promising without giving much away.

[Damian Carrington @dpcarrington]

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

[Grantham Centre @granthamcsf]

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 👏

[Dr Maria Val Martin @MValMartin]

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)

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

"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

https://t.co/iPyhgqgOXv

[Jess Few @jess_few]

Ventilation regulations and occupant practices: undetectable pollution and invisible extraction

📢My latest journal article! Just published with @MShipworth and Cliff Elwell in @BuildingsCities

🔗https://t.co/qYb6ZUdfEh

@UCL_Energy @LoLoCDT

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

@SheffCouncil Sorry I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere but how much did NO2 or PM levels decline inside and around CAZ? Is there any data on that yet? Thanks.

[Mums For Lungs @MumsForLungs]

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.

https://t.co/RvrcIR5ns7

#AirPollution #CleanAir

[Gary Fuller @DrGaryFuller]

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.

https://t.co/gQLO8vTQTR

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Let's stop pretending this isn't an issue.
Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from roads in UK.
https://t.co/e94BS2vBaL

[Mark W Tebbutt @mwt2008]

@rcrohit7 @BBCLookNorth @ShefUniNews @AirRated_ @granthamcsf @CivilSheffield @Jwheydon 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.😷

[Rohit Chakraborty @rcrohit7]

Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from UK roads, data shows https://t.co/n6uXVSAsQY