World trade in forest products and wood fuel

摘要: Abstract Wood fuel is a strategic resource for future energy supply and usually utilised locally. Traditional use of wood other bioenergy has share 10–15% supply, used mainly the household sector. The utilisation industrial purposes much smaller but in effort to fulfil Kyoto agreement replace fossil fuels mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Many industrialised countries already significant biofuels their e.g. Nordic while others like some European Union are planning increase use. Production need be carried out sustainable. Official statistics do not report trade such detail that international different biomass types can fully identified. However, FAO Forestry Institute important sources. In countries, there growing interest trade, because provide at lower prices, larger quantities better quality than domestic alternatives. first signs an market price indicated Europe. For both expected increase. Analyses charcoal, chips, residues made this identify ‘hot’ spots Europe, south East Asia North America.