CO2 in fuels

Wood has very low CO2 emissions when compared to other fuels

		Wood fuel results in FAR lower CO2 emissions when compared to oil, gas, coal or electricity

As you can easily see from the graph below wood is the clear winner when compared to these other fuels in terms of how much CO2 is emitted when heating with wood. Wood fuel results in FAR lower CO2 emissions when compared to oil, gas, coal or electricity. The CO2 that does result from wood heating is down to the harvesting, processing, and transport of the wood. Actually burning the wood in itself is carbon neutral (as long as the wood is sustainably sourced).

CO2 comparison of fuels - sources and more info can be found on our Fuel CO2 emissions comparison page.

Wood fuel would obviously be an ideal fuel to consider for a new property - so what happens when you include a wood burning stove in the SAP calculation?

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Document L and wood stove pages:
1 - What is Doc L?
2 - CO2 emissions from fuels
3 - Effect on SAP calculations
4 - Fuel prices
5 - Consultation and installation design by experts in the field
6 - A stove is a valued feature in a house
7 - Summary