Climate and Environmental Protection - Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation - page 224

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Fig. 15.1 Total Green House Gas emissions in developed and developing countries

mobility with recent
car, ship and airplane
technology

climate gas
emissions

weather
disasters

change of environment and
weather conditions

climate change

Fig. 15.2 Interaction between the climate and the transportation

15.2 Interaction Between Climate and Economy

In the past, industrial production influenced the climate, but the relationships have
changed and climate change is very intensively influencing transportation today.
There is a clear interaction between both systems; see Fig. 15.2 [ 13 ].

15.3 Climate Protection in Road Transport

CO 2 emissions from transportation have an impact on the climate and pollutants
have an impact on the environment, and the human and the animal health. In
contrast to solids and liquids, gases mix their substances very fast. The long
decomposition time of GHG substances of approximately 100-200 years leads to
the homogenous mixing of gases in the air. Exhaust gases from vehicles and ships,
which are emitted at ground level, also impact higher atmospheric layers [ 14 ].