Prospects for Coal Briquettes as a Substitute Fuel for Wood and ...

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INTRODUCTION
WE U.S. KiENCY FOR INTERNATION D ~ V ~ O ~ ~ ~ N ~
WORKING ON A PRCBLEM TI-%A"- IS CRITICAL IN D
DEV El OPING GO NTRIES. TF.IAT PROBLEM IS F11ELWOOD SHORTPGES.
IMPLEMENTATION OF OWE PQTENTIAL SauTrm IS OCCURRING IN
HAITI AND PAKISTAN--SMOKEL ESS COAL BHIQLIETTES.
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TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES ,@E A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF
ND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THESE TRADITIONAL
SOURCES, ESPECIALLY FIREWOCO AND CHARCOEV., WAVE BECOME
INCREASINGLY SCARCE BECAUSE OF THE CLEARING OF LAND FOR
ffi RI GULTU REI WAhiCQpL PRODUCT ION D EXCESSIVE TIlirE1ER
WARV ESTING.
IS
WERE ARE MREE PQLICY OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING ME FUELWOOD
CRISIS CONSERVATIQN> REFORESTATIONI AND SUBSTITUTING COAL
BRIQUETTES. THIS PROSPECTUS ADDRESSES THE LAST OF THESE
OPTIONS -- USE OF SWKELESS COPL BRIQUETTES.
RESWRCE AND MARKET NDITIONS ARE EXCELLENT IN SOME
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF COAL
BRIQUETTES FOR F ~ ~ 7H€ ~ POTENTIAL ~ O ~ FOR * SUBSTITUTION IS
GREATEST IN UWW AREAS, WHEkE FUR CHOICE IS LAFGELY BASED
ON RELATIVE FUEL PRICE.
COAL BRIQUETTING PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PRIVATE SECTOR TQ CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING A DEVELOPING WORLD
PRCBLEM. ST ASPECTS OF RESGLlRCE SUPPLY
PRQ5UCTION CAN BE HANDLED BY PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS.
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F U DEFICIENCIES ~ ~ AND COPL ~ WAIL ~ ILITY ~ IN A. I. 13.
AS S IS
TED COU NTRIE S
IF NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS A9E TAKEN, AN ESTIMATED THREE
BILLION PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN PCXlTE WOOD SCARCITY AND DEFICIT
REGIONS BY THE YEAR 2000, PL ST ALL A. 1.5. SUPFQRTED
COUNTRIES PRE EXPERIENCIMGI OR WILL EXPERIENCE, ACUTE OR
DEFICiT FLSECWOQD SITUATIONS.
LBUNTRIES REPORT
TELY 50 Q E V ~ ~ ~ ~ G
GE
COAL RESQURCES. ENTY A.~,D. COUNTRIES REPORT COAL
RESERVES. WERE ARE 1-8 A.I.D. COUNTRIES THAT ESPECIALLY
APPEAR TO BE CAND ATES FOR I ~ T ~ ~ Q COPS, U C I BRIQUETTES ~ ~ --
EIGHT IN AFRICA, S EN IN ASIA, AND TWO IN LATIN AMERICA.
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