Análisis del impacto en el medio ambiente de los gases efecto invernadero generados por el sector transporte

Abstract

In the present article a review of the literature on the effects caused to the environment by the use of fossil fuels in the transport sector was carried out, which are largely responsible for what is now known as greenhouse gases. A brief review was made of the situation at a global, national and regional level, starting from general definitions until reaching key concepts such as: environment, carbon footprint, greenhouse effect, global warming, among others. The query was made using databases from the Santiago de Cali University and official web pages duly accredited, which allowed obtaining reliable data to make a real description of the situation raised in the final document, where the evolution of the problems of greenhouse gases as a result of logistics operations and the emergence of new concepts that future generations must consider to mitigate the impact and compensate for the damage caused to the environment due to industrialization and excessive consumption of natural resources. Finally, some success stories are mentioned in the city of Cali with the main logistics operators of the country, whose effort is aimed on the one hand to reduce pollution indicators and on the other to encourage the use of alternative clean sources for the generation of energy clean, that allow them to operate vehicles to transport goods in an efficient, responsible and environmentally friendly way, which seeks to reduce little by little the dependence on fossil fuels and their derivatives.