RasputinYour burner is still more polluting than the average flight I believe.
CO2 from wood burning stoves are classified as zero emissions Because the CO2 released is the same as the tree used to make the wood.
Private or any planes or jets, at the moment use fossil sourced aviation fuels. CO2 from these are adding to the CO2 in our atmosphere!
Until the time, when synthetic hydrocarbon fuels are manufactured to replace fossil fuels, they will continue to add to the CO2 content in the air.
I don't think the main issue with log burners/ fire pits etc is the CO2 - its the small particulates which cause breathing issues for people with asthma etc.
"the use of wood in domestic combustion activities has been growing in recent years. Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) from domestic wood burning increased by 124 per cent between 2011 and 2021, to represent 21 per cent of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021, an increase of 4% even from 2020. This compares with road transport contributing 13 per cent of PM2.5 emissions. "
So the 30m+ cars and other vehicles produce significantly less pollution than the 1.5m that 'selfishly' have an 'unnecessary' (because there are much cleaner fuels) log burner.
Re the CO2 aspect
"Many people think that burning wood is carbon neutral, because living trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and store the carbon within. But when wood is burned, the CO2 that was absorbed over the years that the tree was alive is released back into the atmosphere all at once, along with short-lived pollutants such as black carbon. Trees can be replanted, but it takes decades for those new trees to reabsorb the carbon that was emitted when their predecessors were burned."
