在英格兰,有超过15 000起木材烟雾投诉,只有24起罚款,这些投诉凸显了执法不力,尽管存在健康风险,而且没有履行对新法律的承诺。 Over 15,000 wood smoke complaints in England, with only 24 fines issued, highlight weak enforcement despite health risks and unfulfilled promises for new laws.

2024年9月至2025年8月,英格兰报告了15 000多起关于木烟的投诉,烟雾控制区急剧上升,但只有24人被罚款,这暴露出执法方面的一大差距。 Over 15,000 complaints about wood smoke were reported in England from September 2024 to August 2025, with a sharp rise in smoke control areas, yet only 24 fines were issued, exposing a major enforcement gap. 尽管健康警告将木材烟与呼吸道和心脏病、痴呆症联系起来,而且每年有多达36 000人过早死亡,但在政府认捐三年后没有通过任何新法律。 Despite health warnings linking wood smoke to respiratory and heart diseases, dementia, and up to 36,000 premature deaths annually, no new laws have been passed three years after a government pledge. 专家和运动者敦促逐步停止城市的家用木柴燃烧,停止Defra批准木柴炉,并开展公共卫生运动,理由是使用量增加和持续污染。 Experts and campaigners urge a phase-out of domestic wood burning in cities, a halt to Defra’s approval of wood stoves, and a public health campaign, citing rising use and persistent pollution.