The impact of global sustainability trends on the Automotive sector and Motorsport’s role in supporting the industry’s adaptation to these pressures by Joey Powis

The automotive industry is a major draw on the world’s resources. Transportation, of which the automotive industry plays a major role is accountable for 20% of the world’s total energy use 13 . The industry also uses water intensively throughout the manufacturing process. It is estimated that producing a car uses 39,000 gallons of water. 14

Automotive Challenge 5: The industry must seek sustainable reduction in resource usage throughout the full life-cycle of automotive products

4. What is already being done within the automotive sector? We have been able to identify five fundamental challenges faced by the sustainable automotive manufacturers of the future:

Sustainability

Automotive Sustainability Challenge

Theme

Urbanisation

1) Rapidly decrease contribution to air pollutants

2) Change of ownership model to suit urban living

Climate Change

3) Accelerated exploitation of sustainable fuels

4) Building of consumer demand for sustainability

Population Growth

5) Reduction of resource usage throughout the full life-

& Resource Scarcity

cycle of automotive products

Automotive manufacturers are already putting in place initiatives to improve the sustainability of the industry across each of these areas.

13 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=447&t=3 14 http://www.automotiveworld.com/analysis/water-water-everywhere-vehicle- manufacturing/

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