case study: energy use in an LEDC- Mali

development facts

• land locked
• 65% is desert/semi desert- threatened by drought and desertification
• people rely on environment for fishing, farming and energy sources
• population 12million grwoing by 3% each year

energy mix

• 80% energy from biomass fuels (firewood/charcoal) leads to deforestation as it uses 50million tons of forest each year
• no natural resources of its own rely on imports of petroleum which is expensive and increases cost of electricity

energy issues

• other forms of energy such as kerosene lamps and car batteries nbot efficient and exepensive
• deforestation rate to high to be…