Wood burners cause nearly half of urban air pollution cancer risk – study (theguardian.com) 8 points by bogle 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] melling 4y ago ↗ I imagine they also emit a lot of CO2.We are having some setbacks in reducing emissions, as well as pollution. Coal is particularly bad for both:https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-coal-power-expected-to-h...
[–] Normille 4y ago ↗ >Athanasios Nenes ..one of the team behind the new study. *“You basically stop burning wood. That’s the bottom line.”* If gas and electricity prices hadn't gone up 60% this year, I might be able to afford to heat my home some other way than by using my wood burner!
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 21.8 ms ] threadWe are having some setbacks in reducing emissions, as well as pollution. Coal is particularly bad for both:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-coal-power-expected-to-h...