In a post on their campaign website Mums for Lungs said: "Many people have positive associations with wood burning – as a cosy, attractive way to heat a room, or as an allegedly carbon-neutral ...

There are about 100,000 wood-burning devices in Metro Vancouver that they know about. Those who own open-hearth fireplaces would need to upgrade to newer, cleaner woods stoves and fireplaces.

Councils rarely crack down on wood burning at home – with just one prosecution by a local authority in England in 2022, despite 10,600 complaints by residents, according to research by pressure ...