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Household Energy in China• ~60% <strong>of</strong> China’s population is rural.• >70% <strong>of</strong> energy use in rural areas is simple solidbiomass (wood, agricultural wastes)• >15% as coal• Thus, it is still true to say that in China mostpeople rely on biomass fuels <strong>for</strong> most <strong>of</strong> theirenergy• Substitution <strong>of</strong> biomass by coal is increasing –probably worse <strong>for</strong> health <strong>and</strong> climate

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