{"id":131643,"date":"2024-09-12T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=131643"},"modified":"2024-09-13T12:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T06:42:35","slug":"world-resources-institute-study","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/world-resources-institute-study","title":{"rendered":"World Resources Institute Study: Transport Sector&#8217;s Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>World Resources Institute study<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that road transport accounts for 90% of the transport sector&#8217;s emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study\u2019s findings are based on the energy policy simulator, which allows users to develop dynamic models for different decarbonisation targets and their outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Key Findings of Study<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transport sector accounted for <\/span><b>14 per cent of total energy-related CO2 emissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2020.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90 % of which was driven by road transport (Railways 6%, aviation 3%, and waterways 1%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Energy supply (largest source of emissions &#8211; 36% of the total), followed by Industry (25%), Agriculture and LULUCF (18%) Transport sector (14%) and Buildings ( 6.7%).<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon dioxide emissions from India\u2019s<\/span><b> transport sector could be reduced up to 71 per cent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by 2050.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>high emission reduction target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the transport sector would also be pivotal in achieving India\u2019s net-zero target by 2070.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consumption of fossil fuels<\/span><b> such as liquefied petroleum gas, diesel and petrol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is expected to <\/span><b>quadruple over <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the next three decades<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Recommendations<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Decarbonisation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of electricity generation could complement the electrification targets in the transport sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electrification, improving fuel economy standards,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and switching to cleaner modes of transport and mobility will help in reducing emissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-textbooks?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC NCERT Textbooks From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.026%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 137.911%; 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