Uploaded on 2019-06-16

According to the Sankey Diagram for the United States, the dominant fossil fuel used is Oil, with Gas a close second. A total of 997 Mtoe of oil and 697 Mtoe of Gas were produced and imported in 2016. These fossil fuels were primary used for transport, followed by industrial use. Any new policies to reduce fossil fuel consumption would have to resolve the current dependency on non-renewable fuel sources and ensure a sustainable alternative was able to offer an adequate offset to current consumption models. With respect to local infrastructure needs and uses in the part of the United States I live in the addition of green commuting options would likely reduce local consumption factors significantly on the transport side and local industry (given the year-round viability of solar power) could, with incentives, likely transition a significant percentage of local power consumption to solar renewable resources and reduce dependency on current streams of oil stocks supporting power generation. The attached image also highlights where the lack of urban planning has led to increased local transportation costs and continues to incur a high level of fossil fuels for local transit.