Wood, charcoal, viable energy sources - report
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By Lusekelo Philemon
14th March 2011
- New technologies can convert trees to liquid and gaseous fuel
- 30 per cent of global energy to come from this source by 2050
Developing nations have an untapped resource that would enable them to fight poverty, create jobs, gain energy independence and adapt to climate changes.
A report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and made available to this paper urged such nations to take advantage of their dependence on biomass fuels such as wood and charcoal and move towards green economies in which the poor benefit from producing sustainable, clean energy.
The report pointed out that reliance on biomass fuels is set to treble from 10 to 30 per cent of global energy consumption by 2050.
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