Since we often see the exhaust fumes of cars, buses, trucks and planes, there is a common misconception that transport is the biggest culprit that contributes to global warming and climate change. Transport is said to contribute to roughly 8% of annual carbon emissions.

In this section, resources offered examine the obvious as well as underlying problems that are caused by the transport sector – from the actual emissions to livelihoods destroyed through the transportation of food, from energy embodied in the millions of vehicles manufactured every year to the enfeeblement of the human body through lack of exercise.