Woodburners.

No mention of a blanket ban Fisherman. It will make it illegal to sell the dripping wet bagged wood from ASDA (look at reviews). 'Wet' wood can be bought in quantities over 2 cubic metres (not a massive amount) but smaller bags must not be the 'wet' stuff and the seller must pass advice in how to store. You can burn anything you like in that regard. 

So in effect it will make B all difference except to those buying a few logs for Christmas to burn on their open fire.

I find myself in the surprising situation that I actually agree with something the current Government is proposing!!! It is a common mistake to look at things from the perspective that changes won't have any impact on world wide CO2 levels. But there are plenty of people in the UK who suffer from breathing problems that might be helped by a reduction in fumes from wood burning stoves. It has been something of a "fashion" in recent years to have a wood burning stove for no other reason than it looks quite chic. Not really a convincing argument to have one?

David

It's as ET says, Fish, there’s no blanket ban but a prohibition on burning coal or 'wet' wood.

It’s senseless to burn wet wood as it just smoulders and hisses whilst burning dry wood is effectively carbon neutral as it only releases the carbon it has absorbed during its lifetime. It is sustainable and, therefore, planet friendly. 👍🏻🌳

We only use "fossil fuels" to heat our house - and it will stay that way.

An 70+ year old Aga - solid fuel - backgound heats the kitchen,cooks all our food (no other cooker or microwave), and heats the water.

A large woodburner in the "kitchen" (called the kitchen, but the only kitchen item in it is the Aga, it's a very large room where we live day to day).

A smaller woodburner in the sitting room (used for when we have visitors).

Upstairs is heated by leaving downstairs doors open.

How long before a blanket Ban. The fire police will soon be out in force. What about the massive use of Bo Fuels? Man has burned coal, coke, peat and wood since he invented Fire,a long time before  global warming was invented. Seems strange that Diesel Cars were the answer, wood burning OK  and then some wierdo comes up with all the negatives. As with all fuels those who understand it use it properly, ie dried and seasoned with no problem.

This is interesting by the co founder of Greenpeace.  I make no comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQ6eZDXXRE

"As with all fuels those who understand it use it properly, ie dried and seasoned with no problem."

And that is exactly what the Govt's ban on sales of the 'wrong' fuel is aimed at. I'd have thought you'd be celebrating the move, rather than being a harbinger of doom. 🥺

I use kiln dried wood 

I propose a tax on chimney pots, in a similar vein to the 'window tax' of the 17th century.

That is how the heat,  when we were kids ,got round our houses,coal fire in the "living room" which was an old black  range?with the oven along side and water boiled on  opened top of fire ,and the heat from the chimney kept the bedrooms warmer?

Ps the coal was tipped from bags off the coal lorry via the coalmans back ,into our celler via the "coal hole" under the cast iron cover in the front "garden?about 6ft of frontage behind the low wall that had railings on, before they were needed for the war effort"