Energy Crisis
Module Code: BT131
Module Title: International Transport & Sustainable Business
Assignment Title: Energy crisis and solutions in transport sector
Student Name: Yina Tan
Student Number: 1012251
Module Tutor: Peter Wells & Paul Nieuwenhuis
Assignment Lengths: 1864 words
Submission Date: 10/11/2010
Introduction
This assignment mainly focuses on the fiercest problem human beings encountered presently—energy crisis. Then it has explained the 3 factors resulting in this severe scenario, containing soaring population, economy growth as well as disparity and imbalance between energy consumption and production. As one of the industries which consume a large amount of energy, it is urgent for transport sector to figure out some methods to cope with energy crisis. Alternative energy sources, energy-saving vehicles, public transport system, optimizing transport structure, information technology are part of the solutions to this issue.
On contemporary society humans are facing an unprecedented challenge—energy crisis; there is wide agreement that our Earth cannot sustain current levels of material and energy consumption, let alone increased levels. According to the latest statistics from BP Statistical Review of World Energy (2010), total world proved reserves of oil is 1333.1 thousand million barrels with consumption of 38.821 thousand million barrels by the end of 2009; total world proved reserves of natural gas is 187.49 trillion with cubic metres with consumption of 2.6531 trillion cubic metres by the end of 2009, while total world proved reserves of coal is 826001 million tons with consumption of 3278.3 million tons by the end of 2009. In accordance with calculation, the proven reserves of oil, natural gas and coal could sustain the current production rate for 41, 71 and 252 years, respectively.
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Module Title: International Transport & Sustainable Business
Assignment Title: Energy crisis and solutions in transport sector
Student Name: Yina Tan
Student Number: 1012251
Module Tutor: Peter Wells & Paul Nieuwenhuis
Assignment Lengths: 1864 words
Submission Date: 10/11/2010
Introduction
This assignment mainly focuses on the fiercest problem human beings encountered presently—energy crisis. Then it has explained the 3 factors resulting in this severe scenario, containing soaring population, economy growth as well as disparity and imbalance between energy consumption and production. As one of the industries which consume a large amount of energy, it is urgent for transport sector to figure out some methods to cope with energy crisis. Alternative energy sources, energy-saving vehicles, public transport system, optimizing transport structure, information technology are part of the solutions to this issue.
On contemporary society humans are facing an unprecedented challenge—energy crisis; there is wide agreement that our Earth cannot sustain current levels of material and energy consumption, let alone increased levels. According to the latest statistics from BP Statistical Review of World Energy (2010), total world proved reserves of oil is 1333.1 thousand million barrels with consumption of 38.821 thousand million barrels by the end of 2009; total world proved reserves of natural gas is 187.49 trillion with cubic metres with consumption of 2.6531 trillion cubic metres by the end of 2009, while total world proved reserves of coal is 826001 million tons with consumption of 3278.3 million tons by the end of 2009. In accordance with calculation, the proven reserves of oil, natural gas and coal could sustain the current production rate for 41, 71 and 252 years, respectively.
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