Transport and Energy: The Indian Perspective

Sanjivi Sundar () and Akshima T. Ghate
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Sanjivi Sundar: The Energy and Resources Institute

Chapter Chapter 10 in Transport Moving to Climate Intelligence, 2011, pp 147-159 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The paper is based on a presentation made at WCTRS – SIG11 International Symposium held at Nagoya in 2009. The paper discusses the trends in India’s transport sector and their implications for energy and the environment. The share of the railways in the movement of both freight and passengers between cities has steadily declined with the corresponding increase in the share of road transport. In urban India, there has been an exponential growth in personal vehicles and a decline in the share of public transport. Against this background, scenarios for future development are presented, and policy initiatives discussed to promote a low carbon sustainable

Keywords: Public Transport; Transport Sector; Road Transport; Freight Transport; Rail Transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7643-7_10

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