Neighbours Against Wood Smoke

Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).

Image shows Rosamund Adoo-Kiss-Debrah sat next to Sian with a copy of Ella's Law on the table in front of them. They are both reading the Bill that is named in memory of Rosamund's daughter Ella who died aged nine due to exposure to air pollution.

Ella’s Law has been published 👏

No child should have the growth of their lungs stunted because of dirty air where they live and play, yet this is the reality of air pollution in England. Ella’s Law would change this.

My thanks to Rosamund and all the hard-working campaigners demanding change.

Wood burners cause 2,500 UK deaths a year — and the industry is suing councils for saying so The UK's wood-burning stove industry has sent legal threats to at least eight London councils for running public health campaigns — even as research links domestic burning to 2,500 deaths per year and...

"The question for policymakers is whether they'll let that equation be solved by the science — or by the industry's legal team."

Should include burning of any type, particularly "Ecodesign" stoves.

Absolutely despicable behaviour yet again from the toxic stove industry. Bullying and lying to councils about campaigns that "were in breach of UK advertising codes" when no complaints are listed on ASA website. This is what an upheld compliant looks like!

Yes, but people who weren't fooled by the misleading marketing shouldn't have to pay for that.

Many have made huge profits in the last few years by promoting misinformation at the expense of public health. Would be great if they all go bankrupt. They've had too much influence over government policy via corrupt politicians who don't declare SIA links.

ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of ...

The stove industry should be compensating people who were mis-sold these deadly appliances by their outrageously dangerous marketing. Most of their customers would not have bought the stove if they were informed correctly of their emissions and the impact on public health.

Sustainability implies that everyone in the UK should be able to replace their gas boiler and burn wood instead. Do you think this could be achieved without going back to pollution levels of the 1950s? (wood is more polluting than coal per unit of energy) If not, why is it OK for a minority?

Villages often have similar housing density to London suburbs. I know many people who live in villages and are hugely impacted by wood smoke. Any ban or restrictions would undoubtedly have cleaner heating subsidies for those in genuine fuel poverty, but clean air poverty exists too.

No excuse in any residential areas with close neighbours.

No such thing as burning responsibly. How do you propose to do this without impacting public health?

Councils in the UK face industry legal threats for campaigns warning against wood-burning stoves As the UK government considers adding health warnings to new wood-burning stoves, as part of a public consultation on solid fuel burning, councils in England are being threatened with legal action for...

The depths to which this despicable industry will sink really knows no bounds! Their profits always come before public health. Unbelievable!

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Controls on domestic wood-burning and solid fuel use in England The government is consulting on how to reduce emissions from solid fuel fires. These account for a fifth of the UK’s particulate matter emissions.

Very disappointing, the government is still completely missing the point! "Ready to Burn" wood and "modern" stoves are the problem in residential areas, not the solution!
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Concern over woodburning stoves grows in Northern Ireland Nearly two thirds of people in Northern Ireland are now concerned about the growing use of woodburning stoves, according to new polling from Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland. The survey of 1,000 adul...

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It's Day 1 of our 7-day #AirPollution challenge.

Thanks to everyone who signed up to take part - we're looking forward to the week ahead!

Today, we're kicking off with a super-easy social media share to help raise awareness of the need for more action on air pollution. #CleanAirCrowd

Exactly, as always its all about the polluter's "choices" about heating their home. Complete failure to understand that neighbours have no "choice" about tolerating others unnecessarily toxic fumes seeping into our homes.

It really doesn't matter that they are higher - most of the smoke ends up at ground level locally, depending on geography, wind direction and many other factors. Our doorstep seems to be a hotspot for woodsmoke from dozens of chimneys, some are more than 200m away. No excuse in residential areas.

Similar drama needed about air pollution. Don’t let the stove industry & HETAS keep marking their own homework. Its time for HETAS & Defra to lose their licence to poison neighbours with toxic fumes. @dsawsp.org @mumsforlungs.bsky.social have documented case studies of families devastated by smoke.

Mums for Lungs launches nationwide ‘Clean Air Crowd’ challenge Mums for Lungs has announced the launch of the ‘Clean Air Crowd’ – a seven-day air pollution challenge running from Saturday 28th February to Friday 6th March. The initiative invites people to complet...

Mums for Lungs launches nationwide ‘Clean Air Crowd’ challenge

Mums for Lungs has announced the launch of the ‘Clean Air Crowd’ – a seven-day air pollution challenge running from Saturday 28th February to Friday 6th March.

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Very helpful guide for responding to a Defra consultation about domestic wood burning, which is a major cause of harmful small particulate air pollution. Deadline 19th March 2026. #WoodBurning #biomass

Environmental Audit Committee chooses air pollution for its next inquiry — Mums for Lungs 8th January 2026 We’re delighted to have contributed to ensuring that the Environmental Audit Committee chose air pollution for its next inquiry.

A reminder that the @commonseac.parliament.uk is running an inquiry into #AirPollution, after a successful pitch by our founder Jemima and Dr Nat Easton of @unisouthampton.bsky.social on behalf of the clean air movement. You have until 3rd March to submit evidence to the inquiry.

HETAS don't care about public health. They operate like a protection racket, only prosecuting "rogue traders" that don't pay their fees, not those who put neighbours lives at risk. They recklessly ignore Building Control rules with impunity because they have been given untouchable status in law.

Responding to the DEFRA wood burning consultation — Mums for Lungs Read our guidance on how to respond to DEFRA’s wood burning consultation - deadline 19th March. This is a critical moment to get your voice heard by the government.

Remember to have your say on DEFRA’s solid fuel burning consultation.

If you're affected by #WoodBurning, this is a critical moment to get your views across to the government. We've created some guidance to help you respond - the deadline is 19th March. Please share far and wide!

Clean Air Night logo & Global Action Plan logo. "Are you concerned about the health impacts of wood burning? The government wants to hear from you! Have your say on wood burning policies by taking part in the government consultation today! https://consult.defra.gov.uk/domestic-burning/consultation-on-solid-fuel-burning/consultation/

Are you concerned about the impact of wood burning on your health? If so, the Government wants to hear from you!

Have your say on measures to reduce air pollution from indoor burning before 19 March 👇️
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The Stove Industry Association and it’s members are misleading the public….again! “Wood burning emissions continue to fall.” is a total lie from HETAS.

Stove Industry and it's members misleading the public again!

#CleanAir
#WoodBurning
#Pollution

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Stove industry are boasting about 7.4% reduction in PM2.5 from domestic combustion! Yes, down from 11.65kt in 2023 to 10.79 in 2024, but it also says wood burning increased from 6.2kt to 6.4kt while other fuels down from 5.5kt to 4.4kt entirely explaining the reduction-probably from coal phase out!

“In recent years, most emissions from domestic combustion came from households burning wood indoors, which contributed 12 per cent of total PM2.5 emissions and 6 per cent of total PM10 emissions in 2024.” So “modern” stoves built to get round Clean Air Act regs with no thought for public health!

Emissions of air pollutants An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.

ICYMI yesterday | Another nail in the coffin of #WoodBurningStoves as evidence of harms piles up. #BanWoodburning www.gov.uk/government/s... and cleanair.london/policy/clean...

Environmental Audit Committee chooses air pollution for its next inquiry — Mums for Lungs 8th January 2026 We’re delighted to have contributed to ensuring that the Environmental Audit Committee chose air pollution for its next inquiry.

A reminder that the @commonseac.parliament.uk is running an inquiry into #AirPollution, after a successful pitch by our founder Jemima and Dr Nat Easton of @unisouthampton.bsky.social on behalf of the clean air movement. You have until 3rd March to submit evidence to the inquiry.