The planning, development and management of sustainable transport systems requires the participation of multiple stakeholders such as Government, Industry, Institutions and Civil society organizations. Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is supporting the development of tools and guidelines on provision of sustainable transport systems to help stakeholders take more informed actions in decision making and implementation.
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Roadmap for Low-Carbon and Sustainable Mobility in India
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Recent Publication: 2020India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) commit to reduce emission intensity of the Indian economy by 33 to 35 per cent from 2005 levels. The transport sector is one of the main drivers of climate change in the world (~25% of CO2 emissions). In India, it is the third largest emitter at 10%, and is expected to grow sevenfold by 2050...Read more
Inter Model Comparison of Different Transportation-Sector Policies in India
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2019The transportation sector is one of India’s major energy consuming sectors. As the country's GDP grows, it will lead to heightened transport activity for moving passengers and freight by the way of rapid motorisation. This will lead to a concomitant rise in energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector as a whole. Thus,...Read more
Sustainable Mobility and Citizen Preferences
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Council on Energy, Environment and Water Recent Publication: 2019Consumers are one of the largest and most important user group in an economy; but they are also the only group who are not effectively organized and whose views are often not heard. One of the most effective ways to nudge the transport sector towards an efficient and cleaner future is to understand, and inform the consumer behavior towards low...Read more
Implementing Sustainable Transport Projects in Smart Cities Programmes
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : ICLEI – SA Recent Publication: 2019In the past, support from Shakti helped four cities—Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Jaipur and Udaipur—to include sustainable mobility and built environment components into their Smart City Proposals. Based on the strength of the proposals, all four cities made it to the list of top 20 cities selected for the first round of funding under the Smart...Read more
SUMNet - Catalyzing Solutions for Sustainable Urban Transport
Sector: Sustainable Transport Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2017Rapid urbanization has made sustainable urban transport an urgent development priority. The transport sector is already the second largest consumer of primary energy and a leading contributor to air pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a sustainable model of urban transport systems in our rapidly growing cities. To create a more...Read more