For most of us reading this blog, the notion of using non-fossil fuel energy sources calls to mind visions of running cars on hydrogen or powering our homes with solar or wind power. For millions of people around the world though, it means one thing...burning wood.
The chief use of the world’s wood is not as building materials or paper, but as fuel. It is a pattern both ancient and modern, and one that is not likely to change in the next several decades. Today, hundreds of millions of people remain completely reliant upon wood for energy and can’t anticipate any rapid transition to other energy sources. In fact, woodfuels are the world’s most important form of nonfossil energy.
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