Greens Against Wood Smoke

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

If we did collaborate with @greensagainstcovid.bsky.social it would be good to push the Green Party to support the Policy Pathway from @globalactionplan.bsky.social
This is our main aim.

Also very happy to support any other clean air policies.

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www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/evidence-res...

Yes that is a great idea.

Unfortunately there have been a few people within the Green Party that don't see wood burning as a problem.
That might change now Zack is the leader.

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Looks like Labour MPs can talk about the harms of wood burning at their conference.
@johnwhitbymp.bsky.social raised it.

Who thinks @greenparty.org.uk MPs need to do the same at their conference?

#gpconf25 #GPC25

Zack Polanski announces he's running to be the next leader of the Green Party The starting pistol on the leadership election has been fired

Now there's going to be a leadership contest in the Green Party, does anyone following this account have any opinions on which leader would have the most influence to phase out wood burning in the UK?
bright-green.org/2025/05/05/z...

1. Deliver a national awareness raising campaign to set out clear health advice, including specific guidance to all homes with a wood burning stove or open fire, alongside general messaging on the health impacts of air pollution. 2. Implement a ban on the sale of the most polluting fuels such as house coal and wet wood. 3. Deliver a nation-wide scrappage scheme for the most inefficient wood burners. 4. Legislate for annual MOT-style checks on wood burners and stoves, and a ban on wood burning stoves in new builds. 5. Set up PM2.5 monitoring stations in every community for local authorities to accurately analyse the levels of PM2.5 across different neighbourhoods, identify hotspots and implement more targeted interventions designed to reduce pollution levels. 6. Use data from increased monitoring to communicate health alerts to people living with lung conditions during periods of higher air pollution. This would better support hospitals and general practices to reduce emergency respiratory admissions, reduce hospitalisations and reduce waiting times. 7. Revise all legislation covering Smoke Control Areas to better support local authorities to implement and enforce SCAs. Along with better monitoring, local authorities would be able to better monitor and investigate and control air pollution caused by domestic burning as well as enabling stronger enforcement for repeat offenders. 8. Set targets for local authorities, regarding PM2.5 emissions similar the those for recycling. 9. Be much more ambitious in its implementation of Healthy Air, Healthy Wales. 10. Consider implementing a Wales wide Smoke Control Area to avoid blackspots and to ensure that each community has the relevant air quality and public health protections in place.

#WoodBurningStoves

Great policy recommendations from @asthmalungcymru.bsky.social

See full report here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/domestic-bur...

They should be implemented across the whole of the UK.
Does anyone disagree with anything??

@asthmaandlung.org.uk

Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns Campaigners condemn decision amid growing evidence of harm to health and climate from heating appliances

“Due to the high amount of greenhouse gases emitted when burning wood and solid fuels, the Climate Change Committee strongly advises that it needs to be phased out as it is not carbon neutral and has no place in how homes should be heated in the 21st century.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This Labour government is not fit for purpose.

If there is “no practical way to allow the installation of fossil fuel boilers while also delivering significant carbon savings and ‘zero-carbon ready’ homes”
then there should be no practical way to allow wood burning which emits MORE CO₂ than gas.

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

@globalactionplan.bsky.social
have published a policy pathway to phase out domestic wood burning by 2030.

Should the @greenparty.org.uk adopt these policies?
Feedback welcome.

www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/evidence-res...

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

@globalactionplan.bsky.social
have published a policy pathway to phase out domestic wood burning by 2030.

Should the @greenparty.org.uk adopt these policies?
Feedback welcome.
www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/evidence-res...

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE A GREEN PARTY MEMBER OR THINKING OF JOINING THE GREEN PARTY AND WANT TO PHASE OUT WOOD BURNING

Please follow this account if you are a green party member, or thinking of joining the green party, and want to phase out wood burning.

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE A GREEN PARTY MEMBER OR THINKING OF JOINING THE GREEN PARTY AND WANT TO PHASE OUT WOOD BURNING

#StopBurningStuff
#WoodBurning

If you want to phase out wood burning and you are member of the green party, or thinking of joining please follow this account. Thanks.

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

Thanks to all the new followers of this account.

@globalactionplan.bsky.social have published a policy pathway to phase out domestic wood burning by 2030.

Should the @greenparty.org.uk adopt these policies?
Feedback welcome.

www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/evidence-res...

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

Thanks to all the new followers of this account.

@globalactionplan.bsky.social have published a policy pathway to phase out domestic wood burning by 2030.

Should the @greenparty.org.uk adopt these policies?
Feedback welcome.

www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/evidence-res...

Please follow this account if you are a green party member, or thinking of joining the green party, and want to phase out wood burning.

Please follow this account if you are a green party member, or thinking of joining the green party, and want to phase out wood burning.