Wood and coal burning stoves currently account for 38 per cent of particulate matter air pollution which the government plans to reduce 30 per cent in total by 2030.
Wood burning stoves uk law.
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For your home there is nothing more welcoming than a warm cosy fire.
By choosing a beautiful fireplace or a charming multi fuel stove you can enjoy all the benefits of a real fire.
No the government isn t blocking the sale of wood or coal burning stoves in the uk.
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Many parts of the uk are smoke control areas where you can t emit smoke from a chimney unless you re burning an authorised fuel or using exempt appliances for example burners or stoves.
The government said wood burning stoves and coal fires are the largest source of fine particulate matter pm2 5 small particles of air pollution which find their way into the body s lungs and blood.
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Wood burning stoves and coal fires are the single largest source of pm2 5 contributing three times as much of the pollution as road transport the environment department defra said.
Every year over one hundred thousand wood burning stoves are fitted in the uk.
An estimated 2 5m homes in the uk rely on this or coal for heating.
Instead polluting fuels used to warm up our homes inside such stoves are being banned in england only to.
Some are fitted by a registered hetas tradesman other organisations also have registered fitters but hetas are the most high profile www hetas co uk this is the easiest but most costly route as somebody else does all the work follows all of the regulations and signs off the paperwork.
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Cosy open fires and wood burning stoves are at the heart of many homes up and down the country but the use of certain fuels means that they are also the biggest source of the most harmful.
Wood and coal burning stoves currently account for 38 per cent of particulate matter air pollution which the government plans to reduce 30 per cent in total by 2030.
Wood burning accounts for up to 31 of.