New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan
Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 10%
TL;DR
- New wood-burning stoves will include health warnings regarding air pollution.
- A proposal to cut smoke emission limits from new stoves by 80% has been put forward.
- Existing stoves are not addressed by the new regulations, according to critics.
- Domestic wood burning contributes 20% of fine particles to UK air pollution.
- Wood burning stoves and fires are linked to 2,500 early deaths annually in the UK.
- The proposed new limit for smoke emissions from new stoves is 1g per hour, down from 5g.
- The consultation for these proposed changes closes on March 19th.