Firewood as a solution to high gas price? Ridiculous. Worse decision ever. What next, go to caves and prey hunting? How long do they plan to replace gas with firewood? A few years and there will be no trees on the earth.
As long as Russia still covers gas supplies to Germany, then there is an alternative way for people to prepare firewood for sufficient supply for the winter, the demand for wood is increasing because the government has subsidized it, but will it reduce natural greening if the demand for firewood increases?
I have a fireplace also, but its purpose is to heat the biggest room only. I know that is individual, but one fireplace usually doesn't heat the whole house, but having multiple fireplaces at home is an expensive investment during the construction period, it limits useful space at home. And keeping fire creates minor inconveniences. It is not pulling the handle and going to sleep.
If the fireplace uses gas for only limited use while the gas is still filled, it will eventually switch to a pallet wood fireplace, but it is unhygienic for indoor use, creating dust that is bad for breathing.
What's the sense of using firewood as an alternative for gas shortage if we'll lose our environment and will only cause us natural disasters in the future? I think they should better apply a better solution without harming our ecosystem. We all know that this will have a huge impact on the greenhouse effect. I'm not an environmentalist but I guess it will be better if they will find other ways without harming or cutting trees.