The importance of wood as a sustainable energy supply option and the problems associated with it are largely undervalued by planners and policy makers. Various widespread misconceptions hamper the development of the wood energy sector. Woodfuels are phasing out No.
Modern applications use modern fuels, which largely complement traditional fuel use.
At present, modern technologies are increasingly being applied to woodfuel development. Many industrialised countries are deliberately increasing wood energy use, for environmental and socio-economic reasons. This assumption dates from the 1970s. Now, plenty of evidence is available to show that woodfuel use is not a major cause of deforestation. Many people, particularly in Asia, treat fuelwood as a commodity which can be, and indeed partly is, produced and harvested like rice or wheat, though with a much longer gestation period.