What Woodfuels Can Do to Mitigate Climate Change - Couverture souple

Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations

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ISBN 10 : 9251066531 ISBN 13 : 9789251066539

Editeur : Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2010

Synopsis

Climate change can be mitigated in several ways, but most strategies emphasize reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use and switching to energy sources that are less carbon intensive than fossil fuels. This publication explores the scope, potential and implications for using woodfuels to replace fossil fuels and thereby contribute to climate change mitigation. It analyses the current woodfuel offset mechanisms in place and their relative emission reduction potentials. The scope is limited to solid woodfuels (fuelwood, charcoal, prepared biomass such as woodchips and pellets, and recovered products or residues from wood processing industries). However, some themes covered will be applicable to all woodfuels, notably the socio-economic and environmental impacts, financing options and overall development implications of more intensive and efficient use of woodfuels. The publication will be of interest to specialists and policymakers in forestry, climate change and renewable energy, as well as to forest managers, students and general audiences interested in learning more about the role of forests in energy production and the resulting mitigation potential.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9251066531
• ISBN 13: 9789251066539
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100