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    Transportation accounts for 32% of carbon dioxide emissions, the second largest source after industrial uses at 34%. Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation have increased substantially since 1975, rising from around 800 million metric tons in 1975 to over 1.6 billion metric tons in 2000. Most fuels used for transportation are liquid fuels derived from petroleum, a fossil fuel that was formed from decomposed living matter trapped underground millions of years ago.

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    Transportation accounts for 32% of carbon dioxide emissions, the second largest source after industrial uses at 34%. Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation have increased substantially since 1975, rising from around 800 million metric tons in 1975 to over 1.6 billion metric tons in 2000. Most fuels used for transportation are liquid fuels derived from petroleum, a fossil fuel that was formed from decomposed living matter trapped underground millions of years ago.

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    Environmental Impact and History of Modern Transportation 5

    Residential
    Transportation 19%
    32%

    Commercial
    15%

    Industrial
    34%

    FIGURE 1.1
    Carbon dioxide emission distribution from 1980 to 1999

    2000

    1800 Industrial
    CO2 emission in million metric tons

    1600

    1400
    Transportation
    1200
    Residential
    1000

    800

    600 Commercial
    400

    200

    0
    1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
    Year

    FIGURE 1.2
    Evolution of carbon dioxide emission

    1.3 Petroleum Resources


    The vast majority of fuels used for transportation are liquid fuels originating
    from petroleum. Petroleum is a fossil fuel, resulting from the decomposition
    of living matters that were imprisoned millions of years ago (Ordovician,

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