Consider the following facts:

1. Since burning of biomass releases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it is not a good source of energy to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
2. Majority of biomass production comes from animal sources.

Which of the above is/are true?

Biomass derived energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emission, a significant contributor to global warming, as carbon dioxide acts as a “greenhouse” gas by trapping heat absorbed by the earth from the sun. Although the burning of biomass releases as much carbon dioxide as the burning of fossil fuels, biomass burning does not release “new carbon” into the atmosphere, which the burning of fossil fuels does. The estimated biomass production in the world is 146 billion tonnes a year, consisting of mostly wild plant growth. Wood remains the largest biomass energy source today.