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When wood burns it releases the carbon locked inside it as carbon dioxide – one of the main greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. However, this CO2 will be absorbed by a new tree planted to replace the one being burnt. This means that no extra carbon is put into the atmosphere – which is why wood fuel is carbon neutral.
