[sustran] Emissions from India's Intercity and Intracity Road Transport

[Sudhir]

Dear All,

The CAI-Asia Center is finalizing a study entitled, "Emissions from India's
Intercity and Intracity Road Transport." . The draft version of research
study can be found online
@ http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-73353.html  )

The study aims to stimulate debate on the quantification and mitigation of
greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions from transport
infrastructure, policies, and projects. It also aims to promote the
co-benefits approach in addressing these environmental problems. The study
highlights the need to intensify efforts to reduce emissions from both
intra- and intercity movement of people and goods.
In our view, sustainable transport policies that incorporate air quality and
climate change are being developed and implemented at a slow pace, risking
irreversible damage to the environment and public welfare. This is further
aggravated by the global economic recession, which has led developed
countries to adopt economic stimulus packages that includes increasing
investments in transport infrastructure, particularly road building and
expansion. If developing countries blindly follow this lead by prioritizing
vehicles instead of people, it is certain that CO2 emissions, air pollution,
congestion, and other transport related problems will worsen.

The CAI-Asia Center has analyzed the impact of increased urbanization and
motorization on CO2, particulate matter (PM), and NOx emissions, by
comparing emission estimates from the transport sector in India at the
national and city levels. India is used as a case study because relatively
robust national and city information on travel activity and vehicle numbers
were available from different sources.

If you have any comments, please email them to me or Bert Fabian (
bert.fabian at cai-asia.org) by 20 May 2009.

best regards,
Sudhir


-- 
Sudhir Gota
Transport Specialist
CAI-Asia Center
Unit 3510, 35th Floor, Robinsons-Equitable Tower,
ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
Tel: +63-2-395-2843
Fax: +63-2-395-2846
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia
Skype : sudhirgota
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