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London Mayor calls for ban on wood-burning stoves

29-Sep-2017

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According to research domestic wood burning contributed half the toxic emissions in some areas of London in January.

It is estimated that between a quarter and a third of all of London’s fine-particle pollution comes from domestic wood burning.

Sadiq Khan has asked the environment department to amend the Clean Air Act to allow for the creation of zero-emission zones where the burning of solid fuel is not allowed from 2025 onwards.

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King’s College London

Public research university

Sadiq Khan

British politician who has served as the Mayor of London since 2016

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Respiratory Disease