Editing Petroleum (section)

== Alternatives ==
In 2018 road transport used 49% of petroleum, aviation 8%, and uses other than energy 17%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World oil final consumption by sector, 2018 – Charts – Data & Statistics |url=https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/world-oil-final-consumption-by-sector-2018 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=IEA |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Electric vehicle]]s are the main alternative for road transport and [[biojet]] for aviation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reaching Zero with Renewables: Biojet Fuels |url=https://www.irena.org/publications/2021/Jul/Reaching-Zero-with-Renewables-Biojet-Fuels |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=/publications/2021/Jul/Reaching-Zero-with-Renewables-Biojet-Fuels |date=July 22, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ReFuelEU Aviation initiative: Sustainable aviation fuels and the fit for 55 package {{!}} Think Tank {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)698900 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2021 |title=Aviation emissions: 'We can't wait for hydrogen or electric' |url=https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/transport/aviation-emissions-we-cant-wait-for-hydrogen-or-electric |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Energy Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> Single-use plastics have a high carbon footprint and may pollute the sea, but as of 2022 the best alternatives are unclear.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This is how to ensure sustainable alternatives to plastic |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/are-we-replacing-plastic-with-more-energy-intensive-alternatives/ |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref>