Over the last couple of years, there has been wide spread speculation as to how bad does a patio heater damage the world. Many people say that they are as bad as a 4×4, but are they really?
Due to increased pressure from campaigners and the government, some big names such as B&Q and Wyvale Garden Centre have stopped stocking the patio heaters. This had led to a large amount of bad press for patio heaters.
Because of this bad press, people now believe that a patio heater can be one of the worst machines to emit CO2 into the atmosphere. However, in January 2008 when there was an attempt to get the EU to band these heaters, Dr Eric Johnson, an expert for the United Nations released some figures to say otherwise.
Dr Johnson said how the Government had found that overall, patio heaters contribute 22,200 tons of CO2 each year. This figure is only 0.002% of the overall CO2 that is emitted.
He also said that in comparison, every year, over 4.6 million tons of CO2 is emitted from TV’s and it would take about 5 patio heaters to match a TV.
Despite those figures, a large number of people still hate the use of these heaters, however, these are a large group that consider these machines vital. Almost all pub owners will argue that ever since the smoking ban came into force, a patio heater is vital for making sure they keep their customers.
Why people hate these heaters so much is because they are used as a luxury to heat the outside. However, during the summer months, many people use a portable air conditioner or dehumidifiers, but these machine don’t get bad press. Plus, many people just don’t think that if patio heaters were banned then more people would just use other methods such as air conditioners.
There will always be people around to complain about these machines, no doubt they don’t kick up a fuss about the benefits.
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