Campaigners are pressuring the Government to implement plans to ban wood burning stoves from British households after serious health and environmental problems were linked to the appliances. Despite smoke control areas and limits on what can be burnt, wood burning is still an enormous emitter.

New wood burning stoves have had to meet emissions targets Since 2022, which mean they burn cleaner and are labelled Ecodesign. The fuel which can be used in devices is also strictly regulated, with wood only containing 20 percent moisture and under, certified by Woodsure and HETAS, allowed to be burnt.

However, pressure groups and scientific papers have shone new light on just how bad the problem still is. Ecodesign models can emit a staggering 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck, the European Environmental Bureau says.

“Campaigners”.

h/t David Murrell