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How Will America Survive Without Foreign Oil? Ideas for Today and Tomorrow America is the World’s Largest Consumer of Energy America has approximately 5% of the world’s population We consume approximately 30% of the world’s energy Americans consume more than twice the energy of citizens of industrialized nations More than 50% of the oil consumed in America is foreign Key suppliers include: Mexico Canada Venezuela Saudi Arabia This dependency costs money What Would We Do If This Foreign Oil Was Disrupted? IS THERE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE? EFFICICIENCY IS THE ANSWER 3 Main Sectors of consumption TRANSPORTATION Most Petroleum is Used for Transportation Today’s Situation We use 19.5 million barrels of oil a day for transportation On 2001, more than 10% of our Gross Domestic Product was spent on transportation Emissions from automobiles emit 22% of America’s greenhouse gases a year How is transportation inefficient Vehicles can be much more fuel efficient Lighter materials Better engine design Fuel additives Hybrid Vehicles Savings add up Money saved each year on fuel Money saved on related costs Short-term Goals and Caveat Increase the use of additives Increase minimum MPG on automobiles Do both of the above without affecting vehicle prices Long-Term Strategy 55 MPG vehicles within 20 years 50% ethanol fuel within 20 years Caveat – Keep cars safe and powerful How Did We Get Here? Waste No carpooling Bigger cars Thriving Economy Cheap gas More powerful cars Americans Love Our Cars It’s a big country We’re used to the convenience The use of private vehicles for transportation is going to stay We are on the move Americans traveled nearly 5 trillion miles in 1999 Vehicle use is on the rise WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT? Americans will not kick the car habit in the near future This means the only short-term solution is to: Demand more efficient vehicles Use renewable fuel additives such as ethanol Better mileage Fuel technology alone can increase economy to 40 miles per gallon