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The worldwide energy demand is growing and is likely to continue to rise in the next decades due to forecasted population growth and the expansion of energy-dissipative economic activity. Energy is fundamentally linked to climate change, accounting for two-thirds of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. The use of biomass for energy is less harmful to the atmosphere, the resources are less cost and widely obtainable locally, and it creates jobs in both suburban and rural locations across the world. The present global energy situation is examined in terms of manufacturing, ingesting, and green energy assets. Biomass for energy must be generated, processed, and used in a sustainable and effective manner to maintain ecosystem services and maximize greenhouse gas reductions. Hence, it is planned to research biowaste as a sustainable source in the field of biofuel production along with major challenges, alternatives, and future prospects in bioenergy production.
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Ilango, V. (2024). Bioenergy Production Using Biomass Wastes: Challenges of Circular Economy. In: Srivastav, A.L., Bhardwaj, A.K., Kumar, M. (eds) Valorization of Biomass Wastes for Environmental Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52485-1_9
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