TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE AND CONSERVATION POTENTIAL

Recent history shows a steady growth in transportation energy use at a rate more than double the population growth rate. However, oil scarcities and increasing dependence on petroleum imports, coupled with rising environmental concern, could reverse these historical trends. It is technologically feasible to slow transportation energy growth by increasing transportation energy efficiency. Policies to achieve such goals would involve some life-style changes and important institutional decisions, but they do not imply a return to 'caves and candles'.

• Corporate Authors:

  Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science

  1020-24 East 58th Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60637
• Authors:
  • HIRST, E
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Science and Public Affairs
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy; Energy resources; Freight transportation; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Intercity transportation; Modal split; Passengers; Petroleum industry; Railroads; Technology; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Petroleum trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal distribution; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054301
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Science and Public Affairs
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM