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Assess whether global and regional demand for woody biomass energy exceeds sustainable supply, evaluating unsubstantiated claims by international bodies.

December 1, 2011The International Forestry Review

Supply of woody biomass, especially in the tropics: is demand outstripping sustainable supply?

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Assess whether global and regional demand for woody biomass energy exceeds sustainable supply, evaluating unsubstantiated claims by international bodies.
Examined terrestrial net primary production patterns to estimate broad planetary biomass capacity.
Calculated regional and national aboveground woody biomass growth and yield using conservative FAO supply data compared against generous estimates of demand.
Identified a substantial surplus of woody biomass relative to demand across every global region, especially within developing nations.
Found no evidence that demand is outstripping sustainable woody biomass supply, indicating that biomass use should be expanded rather than curtailed to reduce poverty.

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Global resource assessment reveals a substantial surplus of woody biomass over demand across developing regions, indicating that expanding biomass energy can support poverty alleviation.

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Keith Openshaw (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1704dd25571367076be0ca https://doi.org/10.1505/146554811798811317

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Global resource assessment reveals a substantial surplus of woody biomass over demand across developing regions, indicating that expanding biomass energy can support poverty alleviation.

Supply of woody biomass, especially in the tropics: is demand outstripping sustainable supply?

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Supply of woody biomass, especially in the tropics: is demand outstripping sustainable supply?

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