It is estimated that over 600,000,000 passenger cars travel the streets and roads of the world today, and over 50,000,000 new vehicles are manufactured every year. Which of these would NOT be a result of having so many vehicles on the road?

A) depletion of oil reserves
B) possible global climate change
C) increase of healthier ecosystems
D) increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

Question

It is estimated that over 600,000,000 passenger cars travel the streets and roads of the world today, and over 50,000,000 new vehicles are manufactured every year. Which of these would NOT be a result of having so many vehicles on the road?

A) depletion of oil reserves
B) possible global climate change
C) increase of healthier ecosystems
D) increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

justus · Answer

Producing more and more cars on a yearly basis will expand fossil fuel use. Thus the rate of fossil fuel extraction would increase. Moreover, it would increase environmental pollution. So it would destroy the environment, rather than making it safer.