Home wood burning in UK causes £1bn of health costs a year, report says

Pollution from wood burning causes half of all harm from home heating, but provides only 11% of heat, says public health group

The air pollution from wood burning in homes is responsible for more than 1bn a year in health-related damages in the UK and 10bn (8.5bn) across the EU, according to a report.

The analysis from the European Public Health Alliance found the total costs of early deaths, illness and lost work resulting from outdoor air pollution produced by all home heating was 29bn a year.