India is the second most populated country globally, the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide and one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Direct emissions from energy use in transport account for approximately one quarter of all energy-related CO2 emissions. Given these circumstances, making sure that India succeeds in the definition of a transport decarbonisation strategy is crucial to meet the ambition of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming well below 2 degrees from pre-industrial levels.
The workshop will gather representatives from the key stakeholders involved in the definition and the implementation of a strategy for transport decarbonisation in India that is also capable to foster the country’s economic and social development. These include representatives from the Indian ministries and government, local authorities, industry, academia, intergovernmental organisations, financial institutions and civil society.
This will allow to:
Define the current policy landscape for decarbonising transport in India; relating in particular with the existing and forthcoming policy framework.
Identify decarbonisation pathways, strategies, scenarios and plans that have been developed by different stakeholders for the Indian transport sector.
Clarify the views of key stakeholders on what should be policy priories for transport decarbonisation.
Understand how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact CO2 reduction ambitions, nor only because of near-term effects on transport demand, but also due to structural changes that will determine the characteristics of the transport system in the future.
Enable multiple stakeholders to engage in an inclusive and constructive dialogue.
Allow all participants to be exposed to learning opportunities.
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