Promoting the use of bioenergy in developing nations: a CDM route to sustainable development
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Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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The study focused on a forensic assessment of bioenergy utilization in developing
countries, emphasizing how to improve bioenergy resources for a sustainable
economy and development. First, a holistic review of energy sources and their
impacts on sustainable development was highlighted. The study also looked at the
relationships between various energy sources, both the supply and demand of
energy, as the population statistics in developing countries. However, renewable
energy is yet to be harnessed fully as it lagged by 0.7%. Shockingly, the African
continent is backward in both the global energy supply and in tapping renewable
energy sources, as only 6% is contributed. More so, applying a clean development
mechanism (CDM) for energy utilization and control shows that net emission
reduction and global temperature reduction of 1.5°C by 2030 is attainable. Thus,
helping to realize low-cost and sustainable energy (SDG 7) and sustainable cities
and communities (SDG11). Further, the assessment of the level of bioenergy
availability and its utilization shows that 10% of the world’s energy is provided
by bioenergy. Interestingly, it is available in every region in the form of biomass.
The study is helpful for stakeholders, policymakers, and governments managing
the affairs of the energy sector on the need to formulate policy that will guide
effective bioenergy utilization and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,
especially in developing countries thereby, promoting sustainable
economic growth.
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery