BREAKING | @DefraGovUK admits breaching UK national legal ceiling for PM2.5 in 2021 in its new annual statistics for ‘Emissions of air pollutants in the UK’. Thread
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PM2.5 and PM10
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Summary:
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PM2.5 and PM10
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“For PM2.5, there is a single annual ceiling of 80.8 thousand tonnes of emissions between 2020 and 2029 (set at a 30% reduction from 2005 levels), applicable to NECR and CLRTAP. In 2021, the UK was not compliant with this commitment, with 83.2 thousand tonnes of PM2.5 emissions”
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PM2.5 and PM10 details gov.uk/government/sta…
PM2.5 and PM10 details gov.uk/government/sta…
PM2.5 annual emissions increased 6% between 2020 and 2021.
"Decreases since late 2000s in emissions from some sectors have been largely offset by increases in emissions from #WoodBurning in domestic settings and from solid fuel burning by industry (particularly biomass burning)”
"Decreases since late 2000s in emissions from some sectors have been largely offset by increases in emissions from #WoodBurning in domestic settings and from solid fuel burning by industry (particularly biomass burning)”
“Domestic combustion is a major source of particulate matter emissions in 2021, accounting for 16% of PM10 emissions and 27% of PM2.5 emissions. Most emissions from this source come from households burning wood in closed stoves and open fires”
“…use of wood as a fuel accounted for 75% of PM2.5 emissions from domestic combustion in 2021. Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning increased by 124% between 2011 and 2021, to represent 21% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021.”
2020: Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning increased 35% between 2010 and 2020 to represent 17% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2020.
2021: Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning increased 124% between 2011 and 2021 to represent 21% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021.
2021: Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning increased 124% between 2011 and 2021 to represent 21% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021.
Top sources of total UK total primary PM2.5 emissions in 2021:
1. Domestic wood burning 21%
2. Biomass fuel burning on industrial sites 18%
3. Industrial processes 13%
4. Non-exhaust road emissions eg tyre, brake and road wear 10%
5. Burning other fuels on industrial sites 8%
1. Domestic wood burning 21%
2. Biomass fuel burning on industrial sites 18%
3. Industrial processes 13%
4. Non-exhaust road emissions eg tyre, brake and road wear 10%
5. Burning other fuels on industrial sites 8%
#BanWoodBurning
Clean Air in London exposes cosy world of the wood stove industry cleanair.london/hot-topics/cle…
Implementation of Ecodesign Regulations is an important step on the path to banning wood burning
cleanair.london/health/impleme…
And HT @theCCCuk
cleanair.london/health/ban-dom…
Clean Air in London exposes cosy world of the wood stove industry cleanair.london/hot-topics/cle…
Implementation of Ecodesign Regulations is an important step on the path to banning wood burning
cleanair.london/health/impleme…
And HT @theCCCuk
cleanair.london/health/ban-dom…
Must-read by @adamvaughan_uk @thetimes | Wood burners worst cause of risky pollutant
Simon Birkett @CleanAirLondon said:
"It's devastating to discover that the Government breached the legal ceiling for the most dangerous air pollutant in 2021. Government must #BanWoodBurning"
Simon Birkett @CleanAirLondon said:
"It's devastating to discover that the Government breached the legal ceiling for the most dangerous air pollutant in 2021. Government must #BanWoodBurning"
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