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What proportion of transport energy consumption is accounted for by road transport, as opposed to rail, air and sea, according to the International Energy Authority?
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Over ninety per cent of transport energy is consumed by road transport.
Each time you see a heavy lorry on the road, ask yourself why the goods were not transported by train. In many cases (long journeys, non-perishable goods, heavy or bulky items), it would be per-fectly feasible to move goods by train instead of by road, and at vastly reduced cost to the envi-ronment.
12 comments · newest first
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Felicitas
3 days ago
I read it's only 26%.
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Nilsa
8 days ago
No way, it's definitely over 90%!
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Helene
13 days ago
I think it's around 73%.
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Tijuana
18 days ago
That's surprising, I expected rail to be more significant.
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Antonio
24 days ago
Yup, 73% is the right answer!
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Cary
29 days ago
Really? 51% seems more realistic to me.
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Charisse
1 month ago
No way, I thought it was higher than that!
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Amber
1 month ago
It's 73% for road transport!
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Franchesca
1 month ago
I remember reading that road transport is the largest contributor, possibly over 70%. I think D could be the right answer.
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Pearline
2 months ago
I practiced a similar question where road transport was around 26%. That seems low, though, so I might be mixing it up.
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Santos
2 months ago
I feel like I saw a statistic that said road transport accounts for over 50%, but I can't recall the exact number.
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Lashon
2 months ago
I think I remember something about road transport being a significant portion, maybe around 70%? But I'm not entirely sure.