Low Emission Zone: Opportunities and Impacts - The case of Jaipur

November 11, 2024

All cities (Tier I, II and III) require to upscale sustainable mobility options and accelerate adoption of clean and zero-emission vehicles to meet the clean air benchmark and accelerate low-carbon pathways. Cities need to adopt, on a priority basis, an integrated framework of low-emission zones approach for combined and aligned implementation of enhanced and integrated public transport services along with walking and cycling infrastructure and vehicle-restraint measures while adopting fiscal incentives and regulatory measures to promote use of only clean and zero-emission vehicles in the zones. This can enable community-wide adoption while catalysing city-wide cascading effects for a fast fast-paced transition.

This report, through a mix of perception surveys and policy scenario analysis, provides a nuanced understanding of how LEZs can be strategically implemented in an equitable way to promote clean and low-carbon pathways in Jaipur.