INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Niti Aayog report says India has potential to cut down carbon dioxide emissions by 2050Rapidly growing freight transport in India is
that India has the potential to reduce its logistics cost by four per cent of GDP
Also the country can achieve 10 giga tonnes of cumulative carbon dioxide emissions savings between 2020 and 2050.Further, the report drafted
by the Government's think tank, says that India can also reduce nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions by 35 per cent and 28 per
and trucking practices, policy measures and pilot projects for clean technology adoption, and stricter fuel economy standards.When
successfully deployed at scale, the proposed solutions can help India establish itself as a leader in logistics innovation and efficiency in
ever, it's important to make this transport system more cost-effective, efficient, and cleaner
Efficient freight transport will also play an essential role in realising the benefits of existing government initiatives such as Make in
freight activity grows five-fold by 2050 and about 400 million citizens move to cities, a whole system transformation can help uplift the
freight sector, the report added further.
