ITF Secretary General Young Tae Kim and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant inaugurated the launch. The launch was held through a webinar in the presence of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary D.S Mishra, and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Joint Secretary Priyank Bharti.
Key Highlights:-
- The project designs a tailor-made transport emissions assessment framework for India.
- The Five year project helps India in developing a pathway towards low-carbon transport system through development of modelling tools and policy scenarios.
- The Collaboration on “Decarbonizing Transport In India” project is an opportunity to further strengthen the relationship between India and the ITF.
DTEE:-
- The DTEE project would help India change its climate ambitions to actions.
- It supports transport decarbonisation across different world regions. India, Argentina, Azerbaijan, and Morocco are current participants.
- DTEE is a collaboration between the ITF and the Wuppertal Institute, supported by the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
NOTE:-
The Transport sector of India is the third most greenhouse gas emitting sector (max contribution from Road transport).
13% of total CO2 emissions in India is from the transport sector.
ITF:
India is a member of ITF since 2008
Secretary General: Young Tae Kim
Headquarter: Paris, France
Motto: “Global dialogue for better transport”
Static:
NITI aayog CEO: Amitabh Kant
Minister of Road Transport and highways: Nitin Gadkari
