Road Transport and Environmental Deterioration in India (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

In developing countries like India especially, increasing demand for private vehicles is outpacing the supply of transport infrastructure including both road networks and public transit networks. As a result problems related to congestion and air pollution appeared. Transport predominantly relies on the fossil resource, petroleum that supplies 95% of the total energy used by transport in the world. Transport sector is responsible for 23% energy-related GHG emissions with about three quarter coming from road vehicles. The rate is 2% per year, with the highest rates of growth in the emerging economies. CO2 is a major component of GHG emissions from transportation resulting from the combustion of petroleum-based products, like gasoline, in internal combustion engines. India’s auto sector accounts for about 18% of the total CO2 emissions whereas road transport is the largest contributor. This sector consumes about 16.9% fossil fuel based energy sources and produces the toxic pollutants ...

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