Journal of Energy and Natural Resources

Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2018

  • Estimation of Households Fuelwood Consumption and Its Carbon Dioxide Emission: A Case Study on Adaba District South East Ethiopia

    Alemayehu Zeleke Urge, Motuma Tolera Feyisa

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2018
    Pages: 92-102
    Received: Nov. 13, 2018
    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2018
    Published: Jan. 23, 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jenr.20180704.11
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    Abstract: Over 3 billion people throughout the world rely on traditional fuels such as fuelwood. In Ethiopia, 90 percent of energy consumption comes from biomass. Such heavy reliance on this form of energy is a threat to forest ecosystems and also contributes to greenhouse gas emission. However, empirical evidences on the amount of fuelwood consumption and e... Show More