India is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, and, its national actions will significantly impact, the abatement of persisting emissions. India is also a party to the 2016 Paris agreements, and has made commitment ,to reducing emissions ,by one third, of its previous levels of 2005, by, the year 2030.The transport sector in India, is presently powered almost entirely by carbon-intensive gasoline-based fuels. This is about 18% of the net emissions, from the entire Indian economy, in a year. The sector is largely oil dependent, and accounts for 13 % of the country’s energy-related CO2 emissions.

While these numbers are extremely high, they are still well below the highest emitters such as China and the United States. so should one be worried ? yes , because this is likely to change in a big way in the future!

A Global Carbon Project report, out in 2018, points out ,that India’s carbon emissions are rising, more than twice as fast, as the global rise .

So what is the answer and more importantly - the response from the government.

In the last couple of years the government of India has zeroed in on a mitigation strategy to combat pollution . It is a four pronged one and involves all areas of concern ..It is as follows .

a) modal shift to greener transport

b) vehicular efficiency

c) Electric Vehicles

d) Biofuels

This episode in two parts examines each of them and their respective challenges in terms of technology and implementation . let us listen to the part one first ...

As the 27th edition of conference of parties -COP gets underway in Sharm-El Sheikh in Egypt in November this year , a look back at the last 5 years of the UNFCCC and COP . While the Paris Agreement of COP desired and mandated a plus 2 degree celsius , the situation six years down the line is precarious . Can COP27 mark a turnaround . Let us dig deep with the GreenStory media team and listen in ...