Politicians and campaigners have called for an urgent review of laws concerning wood burning stoves, which cause large amounts of pollution, amid a sharp rise in their use in urban areas.
The calls follow the admission by the environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, that the government had set weaker air pollution targets than it would like. The admission came as she announced a new environmental plan for England that held back from banning wood burning stoves and settled instead for “educating” people on their use.
