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Publication - Research and analysis

Impacts of the sale of house coal and the most polluting manufactured solid fuels: report

Published
23 August 2023
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781835211441

We commissioned this evidence review to inform proposals for introducing a ban on the sale of house coal and high sulphur content manufactured solid fuels in Scotland.

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Appendix 3 Spatial distribution of solid fuel use

This section includes maps to support Section 3.3.3.

The number of households using solid fuels based on the Home Analytics dataset, split by urban/rural classification, was used to distribute the total PM2.5 emissions spatially across Scotland in a 1 km2 emissions grid. The number of households using solid fuels as a primary fuel type was added to 10% of the houses using solid fuels as a secondary fuel type; this weighting reflects the estimate that a secondary fuel would provide 10% of the heat in a property[44].

The figures below display the weighted house counts per 1 km2 across different regions of Scotland. Remote towns such as Fort William and Kirkwall have the highest weighted counts per 1 km2 as many households use solid fuel as the main fuel. Aberdeen has the highest weighted count per 1 km2 in urban areas as it has high numbers of properties using solid fuels as a secondary fuel type.

Figure A3.1 Weighted house counts (number of houses using solid fuel as primary + 10% of secondary solid fuel houses) per 1 km 2 in urban areas (only urban areas displayed)

Figure A3.2 Weighted house counts (number of houses using solid fuel as primary + 10% of secondary solid fuel houses) per 1 km 2 in rural areas (Northern Isles and northeast coast)

Figure A3.3 Weighted house counts (number of houses using solid fuel as primary + 10% of secondary solid fuel houses) per 1 km 2 in rural areas (northern mainland and Outer Hebrides)

Figure A3.4 Weighted house counts (number of houses using solid fuel as primary + 10% of secondary solid fuel houses) per 1 km 2 in rural areas (central and southern Scotland)

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Email: airquality@gov.scot

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