I doubt that burning wood for heat is over, and will ever be.
1) It's something we seem to enjoy at a very primitive level, I'm guessing that hominids that enjoyed a fire were more likely to not be eaten by predators, and could acquire more nutrition from food after cooking.
2) People always want a back-up because power grids are still fallible.
Also...
> The problem goes beyond the release of greenhouse gases as wood is converted to heat
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[ 3423 ms ] story [ 3727 ms ] thread1) It's something we seem to enjoy at a very primitive level, I'm guessing that hominids that enjoyed a fire were more likely to not be eaten by predators, and could acquire more nutrition from food after cooking.
2) People always want a back-up because power grids are still fallible.
Also...
> The problem goes beyond the release of greenhouse gases as wood is converted to heat
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/11/09/climate-curious-is-...
The point about particulate is correct, but there multiple methods of reducing that in action already.