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Mamta Shah

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It is an undeniable fact that the transport sector in India is one of the rapid growing sectors contributing around 6.7% in the GDP and the share is expected to reach at 12% by 2026. The road transport forms a strong backbone of the transport sector in the country.

Transport is one of the sectors targeted where effective public interventions are being called for to reduce CO2 emissions and where adaptation measures are needed to reduce the vulnerability to climatic changes. Currently, the CO2 emissions in the transport sector are about 30% in the case of developed countries and about 23% in the case of the total man-made CO2 emissions worldwide. There is widespread agreement to reduce CO2 emissions from transport by a minimum of 50% at the latest by 2050.

India aims to reach net zero by 2070. India's Long Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LTS), submitted to the UNFCCC in November 2022, details India's vision and plan of action for achieving its target to become a net zero emitter by 2070. The European Union has decided to ban the sale of petrol-diesel operated Cars from 2035.

In this edition, we have covered in-depth analysis on road safety and why transit-oriented development is crucial to India’s public transportation? We have also covered interview of leading Industry leaders/policy makers such as Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, UITP and Abhijeet Sinha, National Program Director, Ease of Doing Business and Project Director, National Highway for EV (NHEV).

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Mamta Shah

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