Not exact matches
In several decades, the forests could be sustainably harvested
as a
source of fuel for
wood - burning power plants, making them a nearly carbon - neutral
energy source, Ornstein argues.
Schlesinger also pointed out that much
of the
wood raised and harvested in the United States for
energy purposes is actually shipped to the European Union, where biomass is currently treated
as a carbon - neutral
energy source.
The German Renewable
Energy Sources Act (EEG) still encourages such usage until 2019, e.g. by subsidizing the generation of heat from wood energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such as wood pellet or wood chip heating sy
Energy Sources Act (EEG) still encourages such usage until 2019, e.g. by subsidizing the generation
of heat from
wood energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such as wood pellet or wood chip heating sy
energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such
as wood pellet or
wood chip heating systems.
The latest battle comes
as power producers in some European countries are embracing
wood as a
source of renewable
energy that would also help them meet targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Industrial Revolution A period
of time beginning around 1750 marked by new manufacturing processes and a switch from
wood to coal and other fossil fuels
as a main
source of energy.
Industrial Revolution A period
of time in the early 1800s marked by new manufacturing processes and a switch from
wood to coal and other fossil fuels
as a main
source of energy.
Lack
of fuel
wood and use
of poor biomass materials
as alternative
energy sources has aggravated forest destruction.
The large majority
of rural households in India still depend on fi re
wood as their main
energy source for cooking and to treat drinking water.
Around 95 %
of Ugandan households use
wood fuel
as a primary
energy source for cooking.
It stresses the use
of wood as a renewable
energy source and
as a raw material, pointing out that
wood products store carbon for their entire lifetime, until they decay or are burned.
However, the efficiency
of wood as an
energy source varies depending on how it is processed.
In all regions
of the world, except Asian OECD countries and Oceania, per capita consumption is decreasing
as a result
of rising incomes, urbanization, declining availability
of wood sources and increasing availability
of alternative
sources of energy preferred to woodfuel.
Additional goals set with WWF include covering the equivalent
of 100 percent
of electricity consumption at Avery Dennison's U.S. operations with renewable
energy by 2025 and addressing climate change through other areas
of operations, such
as maximizing use
of paper made with recycled or certified
wood fiber (
sourcing only from certified
sources by 2025).
Since
wood fuel is here to stay, at least for now, scientists from the Center
of International Forestry Research (CIFOR) wanted to find out how countries in the region prioritized this
energy source as part
of the climate actions they intend to take under the Paris Agreement.