Imagine how much less important the Iran thing would be if we had thrown the climate change denialists in the stocks, as they always deserved, and really pushed for renewables. Not all gloom, though. Right now less than 5% of the UK's power is being generated by burning stuff. #StopBurningStuff
![Bonfire Night worsens air pollution
Data from the Automatic Urban and Rural Network which measures air quality shows the dramatic effect of Bonfire Night on air pollution in the UK. Each circle represents a monitoring site. The size of the circle represents the amount of Nitrogen Dioxide measured in the air with sites exceeding a daily average of 40 ug/m3 highlighted in red.
Thu Nov 06 2025 Thu Oct 30 2025
Day after Bonfire Night One week earlier
[the air is much worse after bonfire night]
Data: Automatic Urban and Rural Network via openair R package
Graphic: @ fosstodon.org/@nrennie](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/115/526/957/311/094/484/small/cd4e9238d4a1e1ac.png)