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Petroleum-based fuels like gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and shipping fuel are all made from crude oil through the process of refining and make up almost 90% of the world’s transportation energy. These fuels contribute significantly to air pollution and climate change.

Petroleum-based fuels are high energy density fuels, both by weight and by volume, which makes them valuable for transportation (where you are carrying your fuel around with you). Because of this, it is challenging to replace them with other options (e.g., electricity, biofuels) as we try to decarbonize the transportation sector.

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