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Electric EvolutionEpisode 145: Liz Allan and Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah - the Fight for Clean Air in the UKWe love hearing from you! After listening to an episode, if you’d like to share a comment or ask a question, just click here to send us your message.Episode 145: Liz Allan and Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah - the Fight for Clean Air in the UK.Liz Allan is joined by internationally recognised clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for a powerful and emotional episode. After her daughter Ella died at just nine years old from a rare form of asthma, Rosamund became a leading advocate for environmental health and founded the Ella Roberta Foundation to...2025-06-171h 01
100 Black Women Who Have Made A MarkRosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBEPawlet Brookes talks with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, clean air advocate. Listen as Adoo-Kissi-Debrah describes her journey in seeking justice for her daughter who lost her life to a fatal asthma attack linked with air pollution and the change she strives for. Music by NWAKKE2024-11-2016 min
EV Café TakeawayTransport, Energy, and a Peachy Future: Bridging the Gap with Alec PeacheyIn this episode of The EV Café Takeaway, hosts Paul and John chat with Alec Peachey, founder of the popular industry news website Transport and Energy and annual event Transport & Energy Forum. Alec shares his journey from local journalism to uniting the transport and energy sectors. After facing redundancy during the pandemic, he turned challenges into opportunities, fostering collaboration in traditionally siloed industries. Alec discusses the importance of education, combating misinformation, and the inspiring stories that drive his passion, including that of clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. Tune in for inspiration and insights on accelerating the transition to a cleaner, z...2024-10-0949 min
Media StormUlez: Pollution or politics? Plus Eurovision boycott and Voter IDThe climate crisis is wreaking havoc in headlines this week: heatwaves in southeast Asia, flooding in Kenya and Brazil, and exotic spiders smuggling their way into the UK - all this marks a record leap in atmospheric CO2.One climate-related story has haunted UK news cycles for almost five years: The London mayor’s controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Yet it's not reported as a climate story at all - so much as a political one.This week, we're joined by Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, mother of the Ella, the only person in the world with po...2024-05-1647 min
Laws of NotionClearing the Air BONUS: The Right to BreatheIn this special bonus episode, we talk with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, founder and director of The Ella Roberta Foundation based in South London, UK. We first met Rosamund in episode 4, The Road to Change. She and her legal team made history when a coroner found a direct link between her nine-year-old daughter Ella Roberta's death from a fatal asthma attack due to the air quality near her home along one of London’s busiest roads. Ella then became the first person in the world to have air pollution appear on a death certificate as a cause of death. Ele...2024-05-1525 min
The Fully Charged PodcastRosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah-SBS-PODJoin us on a powerful journey with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, World Health Organisation BreatheLife Ambassador, and founder of the Foundation named after her late daughter, Ella Roberta. In this episode, we delve into the heartbreaking yet inspiring story of Ella's tragic death due to pollution-related respiratory failure, which sparked Rosamund's relentless campaign against air pollution. In conversation with Quentin, Rosamund talks about the shocking statistics on respiratory diseases, particularly in children, and the important role EVs and other clean technologies can play in improving air quality. They also discuss how misinformation is slowing the much-needed transition t...2024-03-2247 min
Starts at the Top PodcastEpisode 62 - Cathy Newman, journalist, author and presenter of Channel4 NewsWomen in leadership special part 2: Cathy Newman on life lessons from female leaders
We chat to Cathy Newman, award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author
In the second part of our new season special on women in leadership we chat to Cathy Newman. You’ll know Cathy as one of Channel 4 News' main studio presenters. She’s also an award winning journalist and an author, joining us to talk about her new book The Ladder: Life Lessons from Women Who Scaled The Heights and Dodged The Snakes.
The Ladder draws together the stories Cathy has heard...2024-02-2952 min
What On EarthA girl’s death, and her mom’s fight for clean airRosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah doesn’t want any other kids to die the way Ella did. The 9-year-old suffered a fatal asthma attack, which has since been linked to air pollution from her neighbourhood in London. Now, her mom is suing the U.K. government and taking her campaign global. And – Alberta has declared an early start to wildfire season, even as so-called zombie fires continue to burn underground. Next, as climate change shifts from abstract threat to lived reality for many Canadians, columnist Abhay Singh Sachal says our mental health system needs to adapt to support people after disasters. Plus, a dr...2024-02-2454 min
Primary Care UK: Let's Learn TogetherAir Pollution & Illness: What Primary Care can doSend us a textTHIS EPISODE features a discussion on the critical issue of air pollution and its significant impact on health. Experts from London share insights on the pervasive problem, though the topic is highly relevant UK wide. They discuss different sources of pollution, health effects and the current climate change crisis, and the responsibility and potential for clinicians to advocate change.This podcast is released on 15th February 2024 in memory of the life of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and as a testament to the work of her family in bringing this important issue to the f...2024-02-1528 min
Brought to you by Chemistry4.4 Pt 2 Air Quality Policies | ULEZ ExplainedWhat is ULEZ? Why is it important for public health in London? What is the data telling us about the recent expansion? Joining us in part two of our discussion around air quality policies is Deputy Mayor of London, Shirley Rodrigues, who helps us deep-dive into what ULEZ is, the positive impacts it has on our health & the environment, as well us sharing the motivations of the Mayoral office for improving London's air quality. We then have a conversation with WHO Ambassador, and founder of the Ella Roberta Foundation, Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah, about...2023-11-2232 min
Armando Iannucci: Westminster Reimagined | a New Statesman podcastDo we even need politicians?Does change happen because of politicians, or despite them?Armando and Anoosh speak to two campaigners addressing issues of inequality to discuss whether it's people or politicians who change public opinion - and whether activists are letting the government off the hook.GuestsRosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah launched her grass roots campaign to improve London's air quality after her daughter became the first person in the world to officially die from air pollution. Find out more about the Ella Roberta foundation for clean air: https://www.ellaroberta.org/Gary Stephenson...2023-11-1037 min
The Guilty Feminist375. How to Win People Over with Chloe Petts and Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBEThe Guilty Feminist 375. How to Win People OverPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Chloe Petts with special guest Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE.Recorded 16 October 2023 at Kings Place in London. Released 23 October.The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Chloe Pettshttps://twitter.com/ChloePettshttps://www.chloepetts.orgMore about Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrahhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639320https://www.ellaroberta.orgFor more information about this and other episodes…...2023-10-231h 07
TED HealthThe tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, while sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air on our health and the planet. In this moving talk, she details why governments have an urgent responsibility to take action on air pollution -- and ensure that all children have a chance to live full and healthy lives. After the talk our host Shoshana speaks with health...2023-09-0517 min
Mum, Will the Planet Die Before I Do?Clean Air - Rosamund-Adoo-Kissi-DebrahIn this episode Babita and Katy meet Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, mum of Ella who died of acute respiratory failure on 15 February 2013, three weeks after her ninth birthday. Ella made legal history as the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded on their death certificate. Rosamund talks to us about motherhood, motivation and her tireless quest for clean air. To find out more about Rosamund and her daughter Ella, please click here: https://ellaroberta.org/about-us/our-people2023-04-2738 min
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why climate has a diversity tokenism problemHow diverse and inclusive really is the climate sector? Could be better, says Andres Jimenez, executive director at Green 2.0. Tune in to this week’s Climate Quickie to hear some pretty juicy findings from their latest research which shares how diversity, equity and inclusion is going inside some of the big environmental NGOs and foundations. Or not, as you’ll discover…Read the full Transparency Report Card findings at diversegreen.orgFollow Green 2.0 on TwitterListen to more Climate Curious episodes on equity: David Lammy – Why climate justice can’t happen without racial justice2023-02-0906 min
Black Earth PodcastBreathing air, breathing justice with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahIn this episode, we meet Rosamund, a clean air advocate from South London. She has been named by Vogue as one of the most influential women in the UK. In 2013, Rosamund’s nine-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, died from toxic levels of air pollution 25 metres from their home. In this powerful episode, Rosamund shares with us her personal journey of turning the injustice of her daughter's death into purpose. We discuss the causes and effects of air pollution on our health and the health of the environment. We also explore how air pollution particularly affects bla...2023-02-0826 min
If You Don't KnowLet’s talk air pollution… it could be damaging your healthSo, why isn’t air pollution being cut faster? It’s 10 years since nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died – she was the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded as a cause of death. Her mum Rosamund talks to De-Graft and Cherry about her daughter and why she’s so frustrated at the pace of change. Hip-hop legend Chuck D from Public Enemy drops in to talk about his new doc that’s dropping on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two on Saturday... and he can’t help growling at De-Graft. And R&B singer Jaz Karis ex...2023-01-1933 min
Clear The Air with Sadiq KhanRosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah on the deadly cost of polluted air“This is a public health emergency". In this episode of Clear The Air, Sadiq Khan is joined by Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah whose daughter, Ella, was the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate. Rosamund tells Sadiq about how the pandemic has changed attitudes to air pollution, her unlikely friendship with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her very personal campaign for cleaner air for everyone.2022-11-0132 minTED HealthThe tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahBreathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, while sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air on our health and the planet. In this moving talk, she details why governments have an urgent responsibility to take action on air pollution -- and ensure that all children have a chance to live full and healthy lives. After the talk our host Shoshana speaks with health...2022-09-2017 min
The ConversationWomen raising the alarm on air pollutionIt’s the third annual International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Wednesday 7 September. It’s aimed at raising public awareness at all levels of the urgent need to improve air quality. Air pollution is the largest contributor to the burden of disease from the environment, and is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally – killing seven million people a year according to the World Health Organisation. Kim Chakanetsa talks to women from the UK and India who are calling on governments and industry to reduce air pollution.Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's daughter Ella d...2022-09-0527 min
Climate Crime – mit Louisa Dellert und Markus Ehrlich#05 AutoabgaseIn der fünften „Climate Crime“-Folge geht es um Autos, manipulierte Abgaswerte und den größten Industrieskandal der deutschen Geschichte – das so genannte Dieselgate. Der Fall, von dem Lou und Markus euch erzählen, ist dramatisch: Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi-Debrah ist 2013 in London an den Folgen einer Asthmaerkrankung gestorben – mit nur neun Jahren. Ein möglicher Grund für ihren Tod: Die hohe und andauernde Belastung ihrer Lunge mit Autoabgasen. Der Fall Ella zeigt, dass die giftigen Stoffe, die beim Verbrennen von Kraftstoffen wie Benzin oder Diesel in die Luft geraten, verheerende Folgen haben können. Seit Ellas Tod kämpft ihre Mut...2022-06-2445 min
Science VsA Mystery in the AirWhen a little girl, Ella Kissi-Debrah, suddenly got sick and landed in the hospital, doctors were stumped. In this episode, her mom, Rosamund, takes on the fight to find out what exactly happened to Ella. And the answer has BIG implications — for us all. We’ll hear from Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and Professor Stephen Holgate.Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/3z17Gdv This episode was produced by Ekedi Fausther-Keeys with help from Rose Rimler, Wendy Zukerman, Michelle Dang, Meryl Horn, and Courtney Gilbert. We’re edited by Blythe Terrel...2022-05-2740 min
The New Statesman | UK politics and cultureArmando Iannucci: are politicians obsolete? | Westminster ReimaginedThe legendary writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci returns to the New Statesman podcast to co-host five more special episodes. In these shows, Iannucci explores parts of British public life he believes to be broken, and is joined by guests from both inside and outside Westminster to discuss how politics could be better.In this episode, Armando and Anoosh Chakelian examine whether people or politicians make change happen – and ask whether activists are letting the government off the hook.They are joined by special guests Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, a grassroots campaigner raising awareness of the heal...2022-04-2037 min
TED ClimateThe tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air on our health and the planet. In this moving talk, she details why governments have an urgent responsibility to take action on air pollution -- and ensure that all children have a chance to live full and healthy lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2022-02-2307 min
TEDTalks SantéLa pollution de l'air, une tragédie ou la nécessité d'un air sain dès à présent | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah« Respirer un air sain est un droit pour tous les enfants », déclare la militante populaire Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. Elle nous partage l'émouvante histoire de sa fille de sept ans, Ella Roberta, décédée d'une crise d'asthme provoquée par la pollution atmosphérique. À présent, Rosamund s'est donné comme mission de sensibiliser la population sur les effets nocifs qu'a l'air impur sur notre santé et sur la planète. Lors de ce speech poignant, elle explique pourquoi les gouvernements doivent urgemment agir contre la pollution de l'air et s'assurer que tous les enfants aient une chance de vivre pleineme...2022-02-1508 minTEDTalks SaludLa tragedia de la contaminación del aire y la urgente demanda de aire limpio | Sharon Ontiveros Hernández"Respirar aire limpio es el derecho humano de todos los niños", dice la activista de base Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, al compartir la desgarradora historia de su hija de siete años, Ella Roberta, cuyo asma se desencadenó hasta un punto fatal por la contaminación del aire. Ahora, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah tiene la misión de crear conciencia sobre los efectos nocivos del aire inseguro en nuestra salud y el planeta. En esta conmovedora charla, detalla por qué los gobiernos tienen la responsabilidad urgente de tomar medidas sobre la contaminación del aire y garantizar que todos los niños tengan la oportuni...2022-02-1508 minTEDTalks SaúdeA tragédia da poluição do ar - e uma demanda urgente por ar limpo | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah“Respirar ar limpo é um direito humano de todas as crianças”, diz a ativista Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, compartilhando a história comovente de sua filha de sete anos, Ella Roberta, cuja asma foi desencadeada a um ponto fatal pela poluição do ar. Agora, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah tem a missão de aumentar a conscientização sobre os efeitos nocivos do ar poluído em nossa saúde e no planeta. Nesta palestra comovente, ela detalha por que os governos têm a responsabilidade urgente de agir contra a poluição do ar – e garantir que todas as crianças tenham a chance de viver uma vida pl2022-02-1508 minTuneIn | HealthThe tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air on our health and the planet. In this moving talk, she details why governments have an urgent responsibility to take action on air pollution -- and ensure that all children have a chance to live full and healthy lives.2022-02-1508 min
We need to talk about whiteness podcastWe Need To Talk About Whiteness - with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahEp50 - Whiteness and air pollution: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is a BreatheLife Ambassador and founder of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation, based in London. Rosamund became a clean air advocate after her 9-year-old daughter, Ella, died in 2013 from a rare and severe form of asthma. Rosamund spent several years campaigning for a second coroner's inquest into Ella's death to determine whether it was linked to air pollution. In a landmark decision in December 2020, the coroner ruled that it was. Ella is now the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death...2022-01-1451 minWe need to talk about whiteness podcastWe Need To Talk About Whiteness - with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahEp50 - Whiteness and air pollution: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is a BreatheLife Ambassador and founder of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation, based in London. Rosamund became a clean air advocate after her 9-year-old daughter, Ella, died in 2013 from a rare and severe form of asthma. Rosamund spent several years campaigning for a second coroner's inquest into Ella's death to determine whether it was linked to air pollution. In a landmark decision in December 2020, the coroner ruled that it was. Ella is now the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death...2022-01-1451 min
Climate CuriousHow we can fight air pollution, together“Our lungs are not experiments. Every single minute, every day, damage is being done. And that's what happened to Ella,” says clean air advocate Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and mother of the late Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to learn about how Rosamund took on the UK government and won a landmark case, what a future clean air act should look like and how it can help us save nearly 9 million lives a year, and the simple things you can do today to limit your exposure to a...2021-08-1838 min
AKADi MagazineS1Ep1| CLEANING UP OUR AIR with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahSend us a textWelcome to Climate Change Champions - an AKADi Magazine series that invites environmental activists to raise awareness of their work and highlight simple ways that we can protect our world.In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter Ella, died of a rare and severe form of asthma at only nine years old. Air pollution claimed her life.She later became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded on her death certificate. Her mum Rosamund explains.V...2021-07-3130 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersHow can we tackle air pollution?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk…unesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
Seven million people die of air pollution, worldwide, every year. This episode of LSE IQ asks how this invisible killer can be tackled.
Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for bo...2020-08-0445 minLSE PodcastsHow can we tackle air pollution?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk…unesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
Seven million people die of air pollution, worldwide, every year. This episode of LSE IQ asks how this invisible killer can be tackled.
Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for bo...2020-08-0445 min
LSE IQHow can we tackle air pollution?Contributor(s): Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Dr Ute Collier, Dr Sefi Roth, Dr Thomas Smith | Seven million people die of air pollution, worldwide, every year. This episode of LSE IQ asks how this invisible killer can be tackled.
Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for both clean air and a new inquest into the causes of her daughter’s death. In 2013, her daughter Ella Roberta died from a rare and severe form of asthma – she was just nine years old. According to an expert report there was a "real prospect” that without unlawful levels of air pollution near their home, Ella would not ha...2020-08-0445 minLSE IQ podcastHow can we tackle air pollution?Contributor(s): Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Dr Ute Collier, Dr Sefi Roth, Dr Thomas Smith | Seven million people die of air pollution, worldwide, every year. This episode of LSE IQ asks how this invisible killer can be tackled.
Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for both clean air and a new inquest into the causes of her daughter’s death. In 2013, her daughter Ella Roberta died from a rare and severe form of asthma – she was just nine years old. According to an expert report there was a "real prospect” that without unlawful levels of air pollution near their home, Ella would not ha...2020-08-0445 min
Southbank Centre: Violet NightsWhose Earth is it Anyway?We’re unpicking common narratives around the climate emergency in this episode, asking what’s the impact if discussions on it are dominated by the white middle classes? And what do terms like climate emergency, climate crisis and climate justice actually mean?
Pulling no punches, the panelists are Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, founder of The Ella Roberta Family Foundation and a public health consultant in asthma education, Minnie Rahman of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Farzana Khan from Voices that Shake - an organisation working with young people developing creative responses to climate justice plus writer and educator Jude Yaws...2020-03-1000 min
Nesta UKIf prevention is better than cure, why does health research focus on the fix?We know that what matters most for our health is the food we eat, the air we breathe, the places we work and the homes we live in. But even though we know a lot about what causes ill health, we know far too little about how to prevent those factors from making us ill. In this episode, host Tiernan Douieb talks to Nesta’s Christina Cornwell about tipping the health research balance away from the biomedical: what happens when you look for solutions to the causes of illhealth - like pollution and inequality? We hear from the Ella Roberta Fami...2019-12-0329 min
Political ClimateThe Invisible Killer
We often can’t see or feel air pollution — and yet, it is taking a toll. Air pollution is responsible for the early deaths of some 7 million people every year, around 600,000 of who are children, according to the United Nations. In this episode, we hear stories of how people around the world are calling attention to this invisible killer.We speak to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, a mother campaigning to have pollution officially named as her daughter’s cause of death [3:30].We also talk to Beth Gardiner, the author of “Choked,” a book about science, politics and pe...2019-06-2836 min