India to slash transport emissions
November 13th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANSUnited Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) India, the world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas emitter, has launched a new United Nations-backed project to reduce emissions and develop a low-carbon transport system.
New Delhi will work with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the German non-governmental organization International Climate Initiative on a $2.5 million, three-year project to bring the country’s transport growth in line with its climate change agenda.
Even though it has the world’s second largest population, India’s per capita emissions are below the global average, UNEP noted in a news release.
In 2007, around 13 per cent of its emissions came from the transport sector. That is expected to rise due to
population growth, a rapid growth in the number of privately-owned vehicles and the switch from rail to road transport in the freight and passenger sectors.
The project is part of a National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and involves designing low-carbon transport plans for major Indian cities.
Indian officials hope the project will act as an inspiration for other developing countries trying to build their transport systems, UNEP said.
- Greens cheer Ramesh's call to restrict big diesel cars - Nov 13, 2010
- 'ICT can reduce 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions' - Dec 14, 2010
- Himachal to be carbon neutral by 2020: Dhumal - Feb 02, 2012
- Durban climate talks: What it means for India? - Dec 15, 2011
- China's transport authorities step up efforts to reduce emission - Nov 27, 2011
- Growth in Asia at high environmental cost: UN - Sep 19, 2011
- Rich countries need to be more sensitive to emissions: Survey - Mar 15, 2012
- Telecom sector exploiting diesel subsidy, says report - May 18, 2011
- Areva joins Reliance to set up solar power plant - Apr 13, 2012
- China to begin domestic carbon trading - Jul 22, 2010
- Slashing meat intake vital for curbing emissions - Apr 16, 2012
- Changes in population growth and composition influence climate change - Oct 12, 2010
- Expert group for low carbon economy to be announced Tuesday - Jan 04, 2010
- Generate energy in greener ways, World Bank urges India - Sep 16, 2009
- World Bank releases report on development, climate change - Oct 11, 2009
Tags: carbon transport, change agenda, climate change, climate initiative, emissions, greenhouse gas, indian cities, indian officials, international climate, largest population, non governmental organization, owned vehicles, population growth, rapid growth, road transport, transport plans, transport sector, transport system, transport systems, unep