I agree with the gist of this thread but just wanted to clarify that there is a significant difference between fireplaces, wood stoves and utility scale pellet

I agree with the gist of this thread but just wanted to clarify that there is a significant difference between fireplaces, wood stoves and utility scale pellet combustion. A fireplace is only about 20% efficient where as a wood stove closer to 80%. The fireplace loses a lot of heat out the chimney while the wood stove is metal and radiates heat well. At utility scale efficiencies are even better. Not all wood burning results in the type of smoke you get from lighting a damp log in a fireplace. Edit: But yes, the post-justification of this as being green smells of appeasing a political class.