• NITI Aayog in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF) is to launch the “Decarbonising Transport in India” project on 24 June. The project intends to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India. The project will be launched by ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

Decarbonising Transport in India:

• The project will inform the transport and climate stakeholders in India about planned project activities. 
• The project will provide an opportunity to provide inputs regarding India’s transport challenges and how it can be related to CO2 reduction ambitions. The discussion will help to focus the project further on India’s specific needs and circumstances.
• Decarbonising Transport in India project will design a tailor-made transport emissions assessment framework for India. 
• It will provide the government with a detailed understanding of current & future transport activity and the related CO2 emissions as a basis for their decision-making.
• The project is carried out in the wider context of the International Transport Forum’s “Decarbonising Transport” initiative. 
• This project is a part of the Decarbonising Transport in Emerging Economies (DTEE) family of projects, which supports transport decarbonisation across different world regions. 
• The launch ceremony will be available on YouTube Livestream at https://youtu.be/l2G5x5RdBUM