COP26 needs to address air quality as well as climate change
…eliminated! Similarly, household wood-burning stoves are also an issue – presented as a positive for climate change, but actually, the single biggest cause of PM2.5 in the UK, even though less than 10% of the population use them, and mostly as a secondary heat source. Even the latest eco-design stoves burning dry wood produce significantly more particulate matter than an HGV, worsening both outdoor and indoor air quality. Switching to hydrogen-fue…