Energy for Transport

摘要: Global transportation energy use is steeply rising, mainly as a result of increasing population and economic activity. Petroleum fuels remain the dominant source, reflecting advantages such high density, low cost, market availability. The movement people freight makes major contribution to development social well-being, but it also negatively impacts climate change, air quality, health, cohesion, safety. Following review published 20 years ago in Annual Review Environment Resources (then named Energy Environment) by Lee Schipper, we examine current trends potential futures, revising several global transport/energy reports. There are significant opportunities slow travel growth improve efficiency. Alternatives petroleum exist have different characteristics terms availability, distribution, infrastructure, storage, public acceptability. transition low-carbon equitabl...