The growing threat of domestic wood burning stoves—and industry’s legal attempts to shut down clean air campaigns

2026/03/04 by Sophie Borland · 1 voice
Medicine · Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Occupational exposure and asthma #Regulation and Compliance Studies #Environmental law and policy

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmj.s360

openalex publication_date 2026/03/04 · openalex created_date 2026/03/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14

Abstract

As public health officials warn about rising emissions from urban wood burning, a BMJ investigation finds that just under a third of councils in high use areas have faced pressure from the stove industry to tone down or withdraw campaigns. <b>Sophie Borland</b> investigates

Citations

• High-resolution mapping of residential wood burning heat sources using Energy Performance Certificates: A case study of England and Wales
• Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes

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