India
With High Global Fuel Prices, It’s an Opportune Time to Increase EV Charging Infrastructure in India
Between March and May 2022, gasoline prices increased more than 10 percent in India — reaching record highs over INR 120/liter (US$5.68/gallon). Although prices have decreased and stabilized recently, they remain historically high. Now is an opportune time to continue prioritizing the country’s EV transition. EV adoption can support energy…
Transforming Urban Mobility
After almost five years away from home studying transport planning in Europe, a Pune native returning home noticed a surprising evolution in the city’s mobility system.
Reducing Embodied Carbon Is Key to Meeting India’s Climate Targets
While India’s buildings-related CO2 emissions have more than doubled between 2000 and 2017, the indirect emissions have almost tripled.
Greening India’s Homes and Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance
Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. In this pursuit, net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are the two high-leverage areas. The ability to deliver vast emissions reductions across rural and urban settings has brought NZEBs and EVs to the center of the climate…
Shoonya Will Electrify Urban Deliveries in India—Is the World Next?
Delivery vehicles contribute to the NOX, PM2.5, ozone, and other hazardous pollutants that take years off the lives of city dwellers in India and elsewhere.