PM2.5 from heating homes using solid fuel such as wood increased by 19% from 2021 to 2022, data shows
A rise in harmful emissions from wood-burning stoves has cancelled out decreases in particulate pollution from road and energy sources in the UK, government data reveals.
Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic combustion – heating homes using solid fuel such as wood – increased by 19% between 2021 and 2022, counteracting efforts made to travel and produce commercial energy in less polluting ways.
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