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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Gary Fuller

Rise in percentage of homes with wood burners since 2022, analysis finds

A woman pokes a fire in a wood-burning stove
A UCL analysis found the spatial density of wood burners was related to the amount of air pollution in neighbourhoods on winter evenings. Photograph: lolostock/Alamy

Growing numbers of UK homes with wood-burning stoves are leading to new air pollution hotspots.

Analysis by led by University College London (UCL) found that the spatial density of burners is related to the amount of air pollution that builds up in neighbourhoods on winter evenings. The greatest density of wood burners was found in urban areas outside major cities. The list was topped by Worthing, Norwich, Reading, Cambridge and Hastings councils, which all had more than 100 wood burners per square kilometre.

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