Transport

Today within the UK, despite the focus on renewables and alternative fuels, oil still turns the wheels of the transport sector. Furthermore 97 percent of transport energy consumption is from petroleum products. In addition to cars, public transport operators depend on diesel to run their bus and coach networks and many of their rail services.

Graphic from 2010 report

However, the role of transport in the economy has mushroomed. People travel for business, social, domestic and pleasure purposes, and the sustained level of oil consumption associated with transport since 2000, despite improvements in engine efficiency, is shown in the chart below (which also sub-divides small and large vehicles).