The Distribution of Producer Gas as a Means of Alleviating the Smoke Nuisance

Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World's First Environmental Kuznets Curve? Coal Smoke and the Rise and Fall of the London Fog

“…The enormous improvement in the London atmosphere, and the clearing away of a smoke pall which hangs over London, may then be anticipated." See also Ackermann (1906) who pleaded with London officials to promote the spread of producer gas (a cheap, low-grade type of coal gas appropriate for heating and cooking but not lighting) to replace coal. Martin (1906) presented data to indicate the threshold price at which it would be economical for households to switch from coal to producer gas.…”