Win-win transportation strategies for India: Linking air pollution and climate mitigation

IF 5.8 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy and climate change Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.egycc.2022.100072

Nikhilesh Dharmala , Nazar Kholod , Vaibhav Chaturvedi , Probal Pratap Ghosh , Ritu Mathur , Shikha Bali , Anshuman Behera , Sakshi Chamola , Leon Clarke , Meredydd Evans , Russell Horowitz , Aakansha Jain , Poonam Nagar Koti , Anantha Lakshmi Paladugula , Sharif Qamar , Swapnil Shekhar , Shweta Srinivasan

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Abstract

This article analyzes road transport in India to explore linkages between air pollution and climate change policies in the transportation sector. Five teams modeled five policy scenarios – fuel efficiency, electrification, alternative fuels, modal shifts, and moderation in transport demand – to explore which policy brings the largest synergetic effects in reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) and particulate matter (PM_2.5) emissions. The teams also modeled the comprehensive scenario which included policy measures from individual scenarios. The paper concludes that all of the measures provide strong co-benefits in reducing air pollutants and CO₂ emissions. The modeling results show that the increased energy efficiency of passenger and freight vehicles has the largest potential for reducing both CO₂ and PM_2.5 emissions. It is possible to reach an even larger reduction of air pollutants and CO₂ emissions by combining several policy measures in the comprehensive scenario.

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印度的双赢交通战略:将空气污染与减缓气候变化联系起来

本文分析了印度的道路运输，以探讨交通部门空气污染与气候变化政策之间的联系。五个团队模拟了五种政策情景——燃油效率、电气化、替代燃料、模式转变和交通需求缓和——以探索哪种政策在减少二氧化碳(CO2)和颗粒物(PM2.5)排放方面带来最大的协同效应。这些团队还对综合方案进行了建模，其中包括来自各个方案的政策措施。本文的结论是，所有这些措施都在减少空气污染物和二氧化碳排放方面提供了强大的协同效益。建模结果表明，客运和货运车辆能效的提高对减少二氧化碳和PM2.5排放的潜力最大。在综合方案中结合若干政策措施，有可能实现更大幅度的减少空气污染物和二氧化碳排放。

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Energy and climate change Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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