5.5 The Predicament of Biomass-Based Fuel
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• As mentioned earlier in this chapter, the International Energy Agency
17 has estimated that 30% of India’s population in 2040 (close to 480 million) mostly in rural
areas will remain bereft of clean energy despite the best possible efforts from all.
• Most recent record of state-wise fuelwood use is available in report titled ‘Submission on Forest Reference Levels for REDD+’ submitted by India to UNFCCC
18 on
January 8, 2018. Annexure 4 of the report provides state-wise annual consumption
of fuelwood. As per the report, there were almost 854 million people (more than
60% population) using fuelwood of which nearly 200 million were collecting
17 Ref: India Energy Outlook, World Energy Outlook Special Report. © OECD/IEA, 2015
International Energy Agency 9 rue de la Fédération 75739 Paris Cedex 15, France.
18 Reference: FCC/TAR/2018/India dated October 29, 2018.
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• As mentioned earlier in this chapter, the International Energy Agency
17 has estimated that 30% of India’s population in 2040 (close to 480 million) mostly in rural
areas will remain bereft of clean energy despite the best possible efforts from all.
• Most recent record of state-wise fuelwood use is available in report titled ‘Submission on Forest Reference Levels for REDD+’ submitted by India to UNFCCC
18 on
January 8, 2018. Annexure 4 of the report provides state-wise annual consumption
of fuelwood. As per the report, there were almost 854 million people (more than
60% population) using fuelwood of which nearly 200 million were collecting
17 Ref: India Energy Outlook, World Energy Outlook Special Report. © OECD/IEA, 2015
International Energy Agency 9 rue de la Fédération 75739 Paris Cedex 15, France.
18 Reference: FCC/TAR/2018/India dated October 29, 2018.