The transportation sector consumes a lot of fuel and energy. With small changes we can curb fuel and energy consumption in the aviation sector. Nowadays consumers are already reducing their transport consumption by buying more fuel-efficient cars and of course by driving less.
Not every automaker encourage this fuel efficiency. For example in the U.S.: Automakers ignore the fuel efficiency because pick-ups and SUVs were very important to their financials. After a few years the U.S. automakers were finally focused on more fuel-efficient cars.
China is by far the single most important driver of road-transportation fuel demand in the world. So we can conclude that policy makers can play a major role in making the automotive industry cleaner.
The higher fuel prices have forced airlines to look for ways to conserve fuel. For example: new airplanes consumes 40.5 litres of fuel per 1.000 seat miles travelled, this will fall to 33.3 litres by 2020. We must take action to increase energy efficiency in the air transportation sector.
It’s easier for the automotive industry to increase the fuel efficiency because they know very well how important energy and fuel is to its future. For the aviation sector it’s very difficult to stay competitive AND keep the air sector clean.
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Olivier Neyt
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I think that policy makers will play a major role on our way to sustainability in the automotive industry. Events like organizing car-free Sundays, putting limits to the distances of transport companies, … All those small efforts, will insure the sustainability of our future.
Nils De Groote
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