A strong decarbonization target for the road sector would steer India closer to its climate commitments and decarbonization offers significant co-benefits like cleaner air and related health and well-being gains. Still, data about energy use and emissions that could provide the groundwork for policy supporting such a target is lacking, and few studies have attempted to compare modeling frameworks and projections across different models of India’s transport sector. To help fill the gap, this paper is a meta-analysis of eight of India’s key road transport energy and emissions models. It compares key assumptions, energy use, and CO2 emissions by vehicle and fuel type; assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and considers how much emissions reduction could be achieved from the road transport sector by 2050 through aggressive policy efforts.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/decarbonizing-india%E2%80%99s-road-transport-meta-analysis-road-transport-emissions-models
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Meta study India transport.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-council-clean-transportation-icct
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/road-transport
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emission-targets