BLOG: Abating transport emissions with EV adoption in India

India

Nov 18

Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

India, being home to 21 out of the 30 most polluted cities in the world, witnessed a 54% reduction in harmful emissions during the lockdown, of which tailpipe emissions are a major component. Air pollution poses a grave risk with 35% of the country’s population exposed to emissions that exceed five times the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). This highlights the urgency to transition to zero-emission transportation solutions with its potential to prevent lakhs of premature deaths due to air pollution and save billions in health costs.

Read the full blog by Dr. Parveen Kumar, Anshika Singh, and Anuja Jadaunon on wri-india.org.

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WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities is World Resources Institute’s program dedicated to shaping a future where cities work better for everyone. It enables more connected, compact and coordinated cities. The Center expands the transport and urban development expertise of the EMBARQ network to catalyze innovative solutions in other sectors, including air quality, water, buildings, land use and energy. It combines the research excellence of WRI with two decades of on-the-ground impact through a network of more than 320 experts working from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Turkey and the United States to make cities around the world better places to live. More information at www.wrirosscities.org.

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