The UK government has instructed local authorities to crack down on people who use wood-burning stoves to keep warm, threatening them with \u00a3300 fines or criminal prosecution if they continue to defy state climate diktats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The use of wood-burning stoves has increased dramatically in the United Kingdom, owing in large part to the Conservative Party-led governments’ obsession over the last ten years with implementing globalist green agenda policies while refusing to tap the nation’s more reliable natural resources such as natural gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government in Westminster has now instructed local authorities to use the 2021 Environment Act to levy spot fines of \u00a3175 to \u00a3300 on those who use wood-fire stoves that do not meet state air pollution standards, according to The Times of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local councils were also informed that those who consistently violate the codes could face criminal prosecution, which could result in a criminal record and fines of \u00a35,000, plus an additional \u00a32,500 for each additional day that they use wood to heat their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey, the Environment Secretary in charge of the crackdown, stated that she wants the government to take a “educational approach” to issues involving older stoves and the burning of wet wood, adding, “We want people to do the right thing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the last year, British households have seen electricity prices rise by 65.4 percent and natural gas prices rise by 122.9 percent. <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK government has instructed local authorities to crack down on people who use wood-burning stoves to keep warm, threatening them with \u00a3300 fines or criminal prosecution if they continue … <\/p>\n