The UK produces a tiny percentage of pollution world-wide. This is a totally ridiculous measure. Across the road lives a 74 yr-old lady whose only source of heating is wood. About a mile away is a firm that supplies stoves and wood-burners. There is no gas in the village, coal is apparently to be phased out (so what about all the other houses who heat everything by coal?.... quite a few here). We have oil-fired heating, but the tank is getting old and if it goes - we can't replace it due to new rules about spacing from buildings; so how are we supposed to heat the house?
It has all gone far too far and a bucket of cold water (aka practicality) needs to be poured quickly. No-one sensibly uses wet-wood if they can help it, it smokes and is not as hot. I survived on wood when in France and most people there do!