Monday, May 21, 2007

Trucks and global warming:


Motor vehicles are responsible for most emissions of carbon dioxide, the main global warming gas. There are three factors which contribute to CO2 emissions from trucks. They are amount of fuel used, the amount of CO2 released when a particularly fuel is used and the number of vehicle miles traveled. The amount of fuel consumed by motor vehicles control how much CO2 pollution enters the atmosphere. The more gasoline burned, the more CO2 released. Using conventional, gasoline-combustion technology can decrease CO2 pollution alot. There are some solutions to reduce the carbon dioxide in trucks. For example, provide motivations for research and development of renewable fuels. Encourage investment in renewable fuels. Added to that, we have to reduce driving and find transportation alternatives such as the bicycle, and pedestrian routes.

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