CO2 mitigation and the Indian transport sector
- Author(s): TERI
- Size: 220 mm × 270 mm
- Pages: 20
- Binding: Paperback
- Weight: 100 gms
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788185419183
- Cover Price:
Rs.75.00 / US $7.00
- Special Price: Rs. 68.00 / US $7.00
Book Details
'CO2 mitigation and the Indian transport sector' compares the growing demand for transport and contributions of the transport sector to emissions of carbon dioxide and to air pollution in the developed economies and the developing economies. It also reviews India's transport sector, with particular reference to its growing dependence on oil; estimates the amount of transport-related emissions of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide, and other pollutants including lead; and outlines possible ways of reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
Table of Contents
IntroductionTrends in motorization
Two decades of transportation energy demand
Congestion and emissions in urban areas
Transport scene
in IndiaInfrastructure
Railways
Road transport
Water transport
Air transport
Growth in metropolitan cities
Growth of motor vehicles
Advantages of mass transport
Carbon dioxide
emissions in IndiaNational CO2 emissions
Air pollution from road transport sector and CO2 emissions
CO2 mitigation
options for the transport sector in IndiaEfficiency improvements
Behavioural change
Facilitating the shift from personal to public transport
Increasing the capacity of rail track
Technological change
