Coal

(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Philip Davies Portrait
Philip Davies
(Conservative - Shipley)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much PM2.5 is generated by burning house coal in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by
Baroness Coffey Portrait
Baroness Coffey
This question was answered on 16th October 2018

House coal emits 9.14 grams of PM2.5 emissions per tonne of fuel consumed, compared to 7.58 grams per tonne of seasoned wood and 1.84 grams per tonne of smokeless coal. 3.3 kilotonnes of PM2.5 emissions were produced by burning house coal in the UK in 2016.

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