Abstract: . . .  been identified as ‘inefficient’ and there is room for numerous minor and often major improvements in efficiency. The amount of biomass that can be saved through efficiency improvement can serve as a source of additional energy and can potentially substitute fossil fuels to reduce net GHG emission. Table 4 shows the estimated biomass saving potential in the Philippines. The study reveals a saving potential of for fuelwood of about 8 MT. In addition, about 2.2 million tonnes of agricultural residues and 0.25 MT of charcoal can also be saved. Table 4. Biomass Saving Potentials (In Million Tons), 1995 Sector Residential Cookstoves Industrial Ovens Boilers Furnaces Fuelwood 7.41 0.03 0.07 0.10 Agriwastes 1.18 0.72 0.36 Charcoal 0.25 - Total 7.61 2.26 . . .
. . .  potentially significant source of energy. Some resources are already being exploited for energy, but considerable amounts are still treated as waste, and remain untapped. Biomass consumption for energy in the Philippines was about 27 millions tones in 1995. Of this, nearly 70% was consumed by the residential sector. Cooking stoves and boilers are the major end-use applications of biomass fuels in the households and industrial sector respectively. 7  . . .
. . .  efficiently. This could serve to reduce emission of greenhouse gases through substitution of fossil fuels. The Philippines has an abundant supply of biomass resources, which could be a potentially significant source of energy. Some resources are already being exploited for energy, but considerable amounts are still treated as waste, and remain untapped. Biomass consumption for energy in the Philippines was about 27 millions tones in 1995. Of this, nearly 70% was consumed by the residential sector. Cooking stoves and boilers are the major end-use applications of biomass fuels in the households and industrial sector respectively. 7  . . .
. . .  inefficiency and pollution of the environment. Biomass fuels could provide a much more extensive energy service than at present if these were used efficiently. This could serve to reduce emission of greenhouse gases through substitution of fossil fuels. The Philippines has an abundant supply of biomass resources, which could be a potentially significant source of energy. Some resources are already being exploited for energy, but considerable amounts are still treated as waste, and remain untapped. Biomass consumption for energy in the Philippines was about 27 millions tones in 1995. Of this, nearly 70% was consumed by the residential sector. Cooking stoves and boilers are the major end-use applications of biomass fuels in the households and industrial . . .
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