Clean Transport in India: The pathway to sustainable transport

Shri Prakash · Sharif Qamar

Oct 2022 · Concerned Citizen series Book 4 · The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

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As extreme weather events – the heat wave in Delhi in May 2022 and the unusually heavy rains in September 2022 – become more frequent, fulfilling the predictions of climate change experts, reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases that drive the climate change becomes increasingly urgent. Next to coal-fired power stations and the industrial sector, it is transport that accounts for a major share in these emissions, which makes Clean Transport in India a particularly timely publication. The book not only presents all the relevant statistics but, more important, explains the implications of those numbers and the interconnections between different facets of transport: for example, the greater number of vehicles on roads may seem to favour mobility but in fact makes roads more congested—and the congestion makes air pollution more severe, thereby aggravating its impact on health. At the same time, the book is not a prophet of doom but also touches upon electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, drones, and even flying cars.

Instead of fretting and fuming when you are caught in a traffic jam, read this book: it will not only calm you but, who knows, may inspire you to be a ‘green’ commuter.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Environment, climate change, and transport

Rising air pollution and impact on health

Link between air pollution and transport

Linking domestic strategies with global aims

Transport infrastructure development

Rail

Road

Air

Port

Mobility and transport

Regulations

Transport pricing

Modal mix

Types of vehicles

Passenger mobility

Modes of travel

Freight transport

Projected trends in freight traffic

The COVID-19 pandemic and transport

Sustainable transport

Strategies for sustainable transport

Rising fuel prices and sustainable transport

Prioritizing sustainable transport

Emerging challenges

Unplanned city expansion

Economy based on privately owned vehicles

Congestion

Inadequate public transport

The problem of parking

Fuel consumption and emissions

Oil imports and energy security

Unsafe mobility

Absence of a unified transport authority

The road ahead

Commitments under the Paris Agreement

Futuristic low-carbon transport solutions

Future of transport

Audience: Adults who are concerned about topical issues but lack the understanding to make sense of what they read or watch in the mass media

Shelving: Climate, Sustainable Development

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About the author

Shri Prakash has been a Distinguished Fellow in TERI since 2011 and concurrently Mentor and Director, Public Policy and Sustainable Development Programme, TERI School of Advanced Studies. He was Member, Traffic Indian Railway Board and Secretary to Government of India when he retired after over 37 years of railway service. At TERI, his main research interests are transport policy, particularly urban transport, besides electric vehicles, railways, and transport modelling and forecasting.

Sharif Qamar is Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI. His more than a decade’s research experience spans public transport, freight, electric vehicles, and transport modelling. He has also worked in such related sectors as railways, national highways, metro trains, urban freight, bicycle taxis, and calculations of emissions of greenhouse gases from logistics. As a committed believer in sustainable mobility, he uses a bicycle for his daily errands.

Shri Prakash has been a Distinguished Fellow in TERI since 2011 and concurrently Mentor and Director, Public Policy and Sustainable Development Programme, TERI School of Advanced Studies. He was Member, Traffic Indian Railway Board and Secretary to Government of India when he retired after over 3...

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