Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview. Main types of bioenergy; This report; Total bioenergy supply and contribution to TPES; Outlook for bioenergy consumption; Forces affecting bioenergy development; Concerns about bioenergy development; Policies, targets, and instruments -- Solid biomass. Long-term trend and outlook for primary solid biomass; Bioenergy production from solid biomass; Traditional uses of solid biomass for energy; Modern and industrial uses of solid biomamss for energy; Energy systems based on biomass pellets; Notes -- Liquid biofuels. Bioethanol for fuel; Biodiesel for fuel; Economic viability of liquid biofuel production; Social and environmental impacts -- Impacts and issues at the country and regional levels. Africa; East Asia and Pacific; Europe and Central Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; South Asia; Notes.

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