Information on "Energy Infrastructure" and "Sub-Saharan Africa"
April 2005
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1 Apr 2005
Impacts of Biomass and Petroleum Energy Futures in Africa
Author: Robert Bailis, Majid Ezzati, Daniel M Kammen
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
Biomass fuels (wood, charcoal, dung, and agricultural residues) are vital to basic welfare and economic activity in developing nations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where they meet more than 90 percent of household energy needs in many nations. More on «Impacts of Biomass and Petroleum Energy Futures in Africa»


