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Patio heaters fuelling huge rise in carbon emissions

Scots who follow the fashion for patio heaters are fuelling rising carbon emissions, a leading energy watchdog has warned.

Scots who follow the fashion for patio heaters are fuelling rising carbon emissions, a leading energy watchdog has warned.

More than 160,000 households in Scotland own or plan to buy a heater for their garden, according to a survey by the Energy Savings Trust.