Scientific Facts on Forests & Energy

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This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific consensus report produced in 2008 by the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO): "Forests and Energy, Key Issues" Learn more...

Level 1: Summary

Context - In coming years, the world’s energy consumption is expected to increase dramatically. While fossil fuels will remain a important source of energy, renewable energies will also gain importance, as a result of concerns over high fossil fuel prices, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and energy import dependence.

Could biofuels derived from forestry products and residues help meet the energy demand?

1. Introduction – What role can forestry and agriculture play in energy production?
2. What are the trends and prospects of energy supply and demand?
3. How is bioenergy produced?
4. How much can forestry contribute to future energy demand?
5. What are the implications of increased use of bioenergy?
6. How should bioenergy policies be developed?
7. Conclusions

Level 2 - Details on Forests & Energy

• 1. Introduction – What role can forestry and agriculture play in energy production?
• 2. What are the trends and prospects of energy supply and demand?
  • 2.1 How is the use of renewable energy projected to evolve?
  • 2.2 How much is wood-based energy used worldwide?
  • 2.3 Which factors will determine future energy choices?
• 3. How is bioenergy produced?
  • 3.1 How is solid wood used to produce bioenergy other than biofuels?
  • 3.2 How are liquid biofuels produced?
• 4. How much can forestry contribute to future energy demand?
  • 4.1 Which factors does wood energy development depend on?
  • 4.2 How much can different sources of wood contribute to energy production?
  • 4.3 How do different biofuels compare in terms of competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions?
• 5. What are the implications of increased use of bioenergy?
  • 5.1 How will poverty, employment and prices be affected?
  • 5.2 What will be the impacts on land and environment?
• 6. How should bioenergy policies be developed?
• 7. Conclusions

Level 3 - Source on Forests & Energy

The texts in Level 3 are directy quoted from:
Source & ©: FAO Forests and Energy, Key Issues More...

• 1. Introduction – What role can forestry and agriculture play in energy production?
• 2. What are the trends and prospects of energy supply and demand?
  • 2.1 How is the use of renewable energy projected to evolve?
  • 2.2 How much is wood-based energy used worldwide?
  • 2.3 Which factors will determine future energy choices?
• 3. How is bioenergy produced?
  • 3.1 How is solid wood used to produce bioenergy other than biofuels?
  • 3.2 How are liquid biofuels produced?
• 4. How much can forestry contribute to future energy demand?
  • 4.1 Which factors does wood energy development depend on?
  • 4.2 How much can different sources of wood contribute to energy production?
  • 4.3 How do different biofuels compare in terms of competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions?
• 5. What are the implications of increased use of bioenergy?
  • 5.1 How will poverty, employment and prices be affected?
  • 5.2 What will be the impacts on land and environment?
• 6. How should bioenergy policies be developed?
• 7. Conclusions