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Figure 4 shows that more PM10 is produced by domestic combustion than road traffic: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-particulate-matter-pm10-and-pm25
A 2014 study showed that PM10 from wood burning in London was larger than the reduction predicted from the first two phases of the Low Emission Zone. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231013009825
All this talk smacks of the idiots who argue that LTNs are bad for climate change or that diesel cars are greener than electric cars because of mining for batteries. Seeing it on a cycling forum is pretty frustrating.
If you want to keep burning wood in a city, that's your prerogative. But you don't get to ignore all the evidence that it causes health problems for other people.
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@Sparky geniune question: where is the data saying "its the main source of pollution in London right now"?
I am struggling to see in that article that London air quality is mainly impacted by wood burning stoves. Yes, it says that wood burners emit more particle pollution but don't you have to do some kind of maths where you look at # of particle emitting vehicles vs # of wood burning stoves to determine what is the main contributor?
I might be totally missing it...