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Environmental Impact of Transportation

Ecological Impact.

Ecological Impact.

Direct Impact: The clearest impact that transportation has on the environment is the carbon monoxide emissions that are released into the environment.

Ecological Impact.

Indirect Impact: With transportation contributing to air pollution, it can cause problems for people with respiratory issues.

Cumulative impact: Global warming is the effect of all the direct and indirect effects of transportation.

World Impact.

World Impact.

  • 30% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation in the United States.
  • Transportation is the second leading source of GHG emissions in the United States.
  • The greenhouse gases that come from transportation include carbon dioxide and methane.
  • All of which cause the world to get warmer.
  • It will cause more frequent severe weather.
  • Heat related deaths will rise.
  • Higher wildlife extinction rates, etc.

Local Impact.

Local Impact.

  • Vehicles are responsible for roughly about 48% of Utah's air pollution.
  • Transportation every winter contribute to the inversion every year.
  • With transportation contributing to the environmental impact, it causes the temperatures to rise.
  • With temperatures rising in the western U.S, it can cause
  • Drought
  • Increased pressure on groundwater, which can be short of supply
  • Reduced snow pack, etc.

Solution.

Solution.

  • Switching to electric cars.
  • Companies like Tesla are making our contribution to the Earth's pollution a little less severe.
  • Having cars charge with a battery instead of using fossil fuels will allow to lessen the amount that is in the air.
  • Using zero-emission fuel instead.
  • Fuel cell vehicles are powered by hydrogen.
  • Protected under the Energy Fuel Act.

Solution.

Consequences

Consequences.

Consequences.

  • Regarding Electric Vehicles.
  • Batteries as of now run on a short life, making transportation a little be more challenging.
  • There is a need for a large amount of electricity.
  • Regarding zero-emission vehicles.
  • Even though FCV's fuel do not produce carbon emissions, it still releases nitrogen dioxide, which is toxic to us.
  • Scientists point out that even though hydrogen is a mixture of oil and water, is can also come from fossil fuels, not making any significant change to the environment.
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