The science is clear: Gas stoves are a source of air pollution located inside your home. They can emit climate pollution, as well as pollution linked to asthma. They can release pollution when turned on, & even when they’re off.
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It’s time to make the switch to renewable heating!
10 countries in Europe are already planning to phase-out gas heating - where?
#BetterWithoutBoilers
Find out here 👉
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Heating our homes with gas boilers 🔥 is expensive, polluting and unfair on poorer households.
There is an alternative!
The 🇪🇺 can drive the shift to affordable, climate-neutral heat. Find out more about the heat transition 👉 betterwithoutboilers.eu
#BetterWithoutBoilers
Gas heating is straining household budgets, pushing more people in #energypoverty.
Heat pumps fight the cost-of-living crisis because they could save consumers money and protect them from high gas prices.
Read more 👉 betterwithoutboilers.eu
#BetterWithoutBoilers #CostofLiving
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Gas cooking appliances release emissions that harm human and planetary health.
That’s why we are calling on to phase them out via the #Ecodesign revision.
Read our joint open letter 📨: epha.org/civil-society-
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#Ecodesign can to reduce #airpollution while improving #energyefficiency. Phasing out gas cooking appliances in the current revision highlights an opportunity to protect environmental & human health.
Read our joint open letter to : epha.org/wp-content/upl
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🎛️#didYouKnow that gas stoves release toxic pollutants & are linked to #asthma in children?
🔥EPHA has joined forces with 13 NGOs to call on
to phase out gas cooking via #ecodesign 📨
Read the joint letter: epha.org/civil-society-
#SafeCooking
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UK home insulation rates have collapsed after 2012 and never recovered.
just published a letter calling on the UK government to drive energy savings in homes to help households in times of high energy prices.
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📢It's high time to address indoor air quality in a more comprehensive manner at the EU level.
EPHA's session at the focused on this invisible yet pervasive threat that affects all of us.
🔍Read the article: epha.org/take-a-deep-br
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To reach climate neutrality on time, fossils must be phased out of home heating by 2025. 🦕
ECOS has joined forces w/26 orgs calling on to accelerate the end of fossil-fuel boilers.
We need a massive roll-out of clean heating!
Read more: ecostandard.org/news_events/el
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At the & #CoolProducts meeting, ’s Marie Baton presented on the opportunity for online labelling. The meeting promoted appliance policy to #SaveEnergy, emissions & resources. Learn more: clasp.ngo/programs/regio #TodayAtCLASP
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The evidence is mounting: gas cooking is harmful to households and environmental health around the world. It's time to #CookCleanerEurope
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The gas that is piped into millions of California homes contains hazardous air pollutants including benzene, a chemical linked to cancer and other serious health impacts, a new study found. nyti.ms/3Sxl8fv
Ongoing policy revisions may offer a key opportunity to transition the EU away from gas cooking, which poses critical 🩺health risks for people & families 🏠. Learn more about why it is time to #CookCleanerEurope: politico.eu/article/gas-st
Millions of Europeans face significant health risks from their gas cooking appliances.
CLASP Senior Advisor spoke at an #AirQuality panel, referencing CLASP's ongoing #cleancooking work.
Learn more about our project: clasp.ngo/cook-cleaner-e
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.@EPHA_EU session on indoor #AirQuality - #EHFG2022
People spend 90% of time indoors, without really knowing what the quality is of the air they breathe. Now, winter is coming, energy prices through the roof, less ventilation will happen. A #PublicHealth concern!
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#TodayAtCLASP the team & CLASP Chief of Comms & Dev regrouped for dinner after attending European Climate Foundation Heating Hub strategy meetings in #Brussels! 🍽
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Recent studies are demonstrating the dangerous realities of gas cooking in the home, including worsened respiratory symptoms & negative effects on lung function. It is time to #CookCleanerEurope & make the switch to electric hobs🔌.
politico.eu/article/gas-st
A recent study in #Denmark 🇩🇰 found a connection between the use of gas cookers without a fume hood & reduced lung function & inflammation. Learn more about why it is time to phase out gas cookers across the EU: politico.eu/article/gas-st
DYK the nitrogen dioxide levels of a kitchen cooking with a gas hob can reach up to🚨200x higher🚨 than the outdoor air quality guidelines set by ? Check out this article from to learn more about the health risks of gas cooking:
Cutting gas hobs out of the market could be a big step to protecting the health of citizens across the EU & working towards the region’s 2050 net zero goals. Read this article from to learn more:
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🚨 Check out this new piece from to learn more about the risks gas hobs pose to public health - such as potentially exacerbating or causing a range of illnesses – & why it is time that the EU takes these concerns seriously.
Switching from gas to magnetic induction stove is good for climate change and helps you boil water faster, but it can also make a difference for your health. Gas stoves are a major source of indoor air pollution in homes. More detail ⬇️
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Learn how increasing access to #CleanCooking solutions can combat the ~7 million premature deaths caused each year by #AirPollution, because #EveryBreathCounts. ow.ly/jkZN50KBxSJ
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Amidst rising gas prices & #energy insecurity, phasing out fossil fuels in European heating is a matter of security, #climate & social concerns. Read this report from to learn how #renewableheating benefits people & the planet:
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Renewable, sustainable heating is a silver bullet in the EU’s quest to cut emissions, address energy poverty & more. Check out this new report from to see how:
An exciting new report from finds that a blanket ban on gas & oil boilers could slash EU’s imports of Russian gas by up to 28% - improving #energysecurity & accelerating progress toward #climate targets. Read the report to learn more!
"Gas stoves put children at risk every day.” writes about her experience as a doctor and the research behind the threat of gas indoor pollution to your health. Read it here:
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To address the urgent need for a #cleancooking transition in Europe, CLASP will collaborate with partners & policymakers to raise awareness of the health & climate impacts of gas cooking & develop policy solutions based on robust Europe-specific evidence: clasp.ngo/updates/clasp-
There is a strong correlation between respiratory disorders & indoor air pollution from gas stoves - yet they are still releasing toxic pollutants such as CO & NO2 into homes every day.
Learn how CLASP is accelerating the switch to clean cooking in #Europe clasp.ngo/updates/clasp-
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To help cities and urban communities beat the rising heat, & partners have developed a dedicated Handbook offering planners an encyclopedia of proven options to help cool cities, sustainably. ❄️
Check it out 👇
unep.org/resources/repo
#BeatTheHeat #ActOnCooling
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CLASP is working with the European Climate Foundation to accelerate the transition to clean, gas-free cooking in the #EU & #UK. Check out our update to learn more: clasp.ngo/updates/clasp-
Our new CLASP Europe account () will feature engaging content on the latest research, tools, & analyses from CLASP and our partners, as well as conversations among leaders in the climate mitigation & energy efficiency sectors.
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