Even homes with "eco" wood burners are three times more polluted than those without. Wood burners and open fires produce more harmful PM2. 5 than road transport in the UK. Jack Coles, a heating ...

Most modern wood burners available are DEFRA-approved, so many stove owners do not need to worry." "If you want to upgrade an older wood burner that emits a lot of smoke or are considering ...

Fireplace experts from A World of Fires in Newcastle clarified that your wood burner must emit no more than three grams of smoke per hour to comply. "Defra argues that log burners and coal fires ...

Are wood burners going to be banned? According to its Environmental Improvement Plan, released in January 2023, the UK government is not considering a ban on domestic burning for England and there are ...

These findings have led campaign group Mums for Lungs to call for a ban on wood burners. The group is urging the Government to implement stricter measures, including providing local authorities ...

Allowing wood burners and other bioenergy heating systems to be installed in new-build homes signals a welcome and common sense approach. Scottish Land & Estates was speaking after the Scottish ...