Includes bibliographical references (p. 77- 83)

Forest resources and woody biomass -- National, regional and global markets for woodfuels -- Future trends in energy, climate and woodfuel use -- Climate change mitigation potential of woodfuels -- Socio-econom ic impacts -- Environmental impacts -- Sustainability certification -- Carbon finance for woodfuels -- Research, development, demonstration an d deployment.

"Climate change can be mitigated in several ways, but most strategie s emphasize reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use an d switching to energy sources that are less carbon intensive than fossi l fuels. This publication explores the scope, potential and implicatio ns for using woodfuels to replace fossil fuels and thereby contribute t o climate change mitigation. It analyses the current woodfuel offset m echanisms in place and their relative emission reduction potentials. T he scope is limited to solid woodfuels (fuelwood, charcoal, prepared bi omass such as woodchips and pellets, and recovered products or residues from wood processing industries)."--Back cover