Gas and electricity are not the only sources of energy that can be used to fuel a stove. Cooking and heating of living spaces was necessary way before gas and electricity came onto the scene. Most of these early types of stove use involved using wood as the fuel. This is often the case with some alternatively powered stoves these days too. One of the goals of Defra – or the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – is to monitor and guide on the fuel being burnt and its pollution. There is now a Clean Air Act in ...
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DEFRA is an acronym for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is a department of the government of the UK. You can find out more information about them by visiting https://www.defra.gov.uk DEFRA are responsible for the development and implementation of a number of regulations and guidelines that are related to the topic of air quality control. Smoke Control Areas In the 1950s and 1960s the UK suffered from terrible air quality. Winter time would bring about what was known as ‘pea-soupers’ when the air was so thick with smog and fog that it was impossible to see ...
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