Black carbon, commonly known as soot, is an air pollutant and global warming agent that is emitted from sources like diesel engines and brick kilns. Shakti is supporting multiple initiatives, at the national level and across states, to inform policy development that leads to the adoption of cleaner, more efficient technologies to reduce emissions of black carbon from brick making and from the use of diesel as a fuel in transport and energy generation, in vehicles and generator sets respectively.
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Is India prepared for the leapfrog to BS VI emissions standards in 2020?
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : Centre for Science and Environment Recent Publication: 2019Emissions arising from the movement of vehicles is a major cause of deteriorating air quality in cities. More than 70% of Indian cities are classified as critically polluted and vehicles are among the highest source of exposure. In cities like Delhi, vehicles contribute up to 40% of the particulate pollution load. Policy makers have noted the...Read more
Correcting the Divergence Between Diesel and Petrol Pricing
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : Integrated Research and Action for Development Recent Publication: 2017Due to differences in the taxes that are levied on diesel and petrol, a price distortion between the two fuels persists making diesel a substantially cheaper fuel. This has inclined consumer behaviour towards diesel vehicles, which are excessively polluting as compared to petrol vehicles. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared diesel...Read more
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