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How is biomass is used today?

Biomass provides a surprisingly large amount of the world’s energy – 10% of total global primary energy consumption – but most of that is wood and charcoal gathered and used in the most primitive ways, as shown at right.

More than 2.4 billion people, generally among the world’s poorest, rely directly on wood, crop residues, dung, and other biomass fuels for their heating and cooking needs. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, women carry on average 11 pounds of wood 3 miles every day to meet their household needs for fuel.

Burning this biomass in inefficient stoves or over open flames is in many cases the only way to stay warm or cook a meal – but such stoves are a health and safety hazard. The smoke inhaled while cooking is responsible for more than 1.6 million deaths annually, mostly among women and children.

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