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Urban Transport, Energy and Environment: A Case of Delhi

UCD-ITS-RR-00-11

Research Report

Suggested Citation:
Ranjan, B. and K. Nesamani (2000) Urban Transport, Energy and Environment: A Case of Delhi. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-00-11

The following key questions pertaining to the transport sector in Delhi have been addressed in this report.
  • What are the changes in the composition of motor vehicles observed in the past, in terms of performance, energy consumption, and emissions of local pollutants and greenhouse gases?
  • How are the growth and composition of vehicles expected to behave in future in the light of vehicular emission control policies?
  • What are the implications of growing level of motorization on air quality in Delhi?
  • What range of energy-efficient and low-carbon energy supply options should be considered for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions?
  • What is the achievable potential of reducing emissions of local pollutants and greenhouse gases compared to a business-as-usual or baseline scenario?
This report is therefore an attempt to provide an assessment of policies and technologies to estimate potential energy savings and reduction of emissions of critical local pollutants and greenhouse gases due to growing motorization in the city by employing a transport simulation model. More specifically, the report is intended to serve three purposes with reference to Delhi: (a) to assess the trends and impacts of transport energy use for the period 1990 to 2020, (b) to synthesize policy and technical approaches for reducing transport energy demand (or at least to reduce its growth) and the concomitant emissions of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases, and (c) to estimate the energy savings and carbon reduction potential under alternative strategies.