ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Across the globe, transport is the sector with the highest energy consumption. In Europe, transport accounts for about 20% of Europe’s primary energy consumption. The United States uses 28% of its energy for... More

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Across the globe, transport is the sector with the highest energy consumption. In Europe, transport accounts for about 20% of Europe’s primary energy consumption. The United States uses 28% of its energy for the transportation of people and goods, including personal vehicles (cars, light trucks), public transportation (buses, trains), airplanes, freight trains, barges, and pipelines. Moreover, transport is the fastest growing sector in terms of energy use, forecasts estimating an increase in demand of 50% for freight transport and 35% for passenger transport by 2020. About 98% of the energy used in Europe by the transport sector comes from fossil fuels, which makes it a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. In USA, 86% of all the energy used in the transportation sector comes from gasoline and diesel fuels, the combustion of which emits carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons. Un Less