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Library A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 + 5 countries

A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 + 5 countries

A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 + 5 countries

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Date of publication
November 2007
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ISBN / Resource ID
FAODOCREP:4613538a-8c0d-5771-bbbf-dad68cc6db77
Pages
278
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Bioenergy sits at the intersection of three of the world’s great challenges - energy security, climate change, and poverty reduction - and has received an enormous amount of attention in the past few years. Joint work on these issues is vital considering that together, the G8 +5 Countries account for about 55 percent of the world’s population, 70+ percent of global GDP, and about 72 percent of world energy-related and industry CO2 emissions (excluding deforestation). Bioenergy statistics are inadequate and not up to date. They are essential to understand the dynamics of bioenergy systems; evaluating the role played by different types of biofuels in the energy sector and supply sources; assessing the share of biomass used (directly and indirectly) for energy purposes; assessing the role of biofuel in GHG inventories; and formulating sound policies.

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