Did you know? Puerto Rico Energy Trivia

Here are a few shocking facts that are shared in the "Coge Pon por al Ambiente" campaign:

• Puerto Rico has more automobiles than people with a license to drive:
  
  • 3.3 million vehicles registered
  • 2.3 million people with a license to drive
  
  Source: Departamento de Transportacioón y Obras Publicas (DTOP)
  
  
• Puerto Rico consumes a thousand million gallons of gasoline per year. This represents 8% of our total energy demand, when the average gasoline consumption around the world is 2%.
  
  Source: Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental
  
  
• In urban areas, the automobile is the most contaminating mode of transportation.
  
  Source: Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental
  
  
• The contribution of each Puerto Rican to global warming and climate change is 230% more than the average per person throughout the world.
  
  Source: Consejo para el Avance en Puerto Rico de la Innovación y la Investigación Cientifica (CAPRI)

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