Online Training Course: Strategies to reduce emissions from transport

Rapid urbanisation has led to deteriorating air quality in our cities. A total of 131 non-attainment cities/million-plus cities and urban agglomerations are implementing clean air action plans under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and XVth Finance Commission funds. Cities under NCAP are required to reduce particulate concentration by 20-30 per cent by 2024 from the base year of 2017 (further revised to achieve upto 40 per cent reduction by 2025-26) and 5 per cent annual reduction over 5 years under the XVth Finance Commission funding. All city action plans have included multi-sectoral strategies for implementation. With increasing motorisation transport sector’s contribution to overall pollution concentration, load and exposure in cities is substantial. Reducing transport emissions has remained a complex challenge and requires multiple strategies for implementation to reduce emissions and decarbonise the transportation sector. CSE is organising this online training course for deeper understanding of the strategies needed to reduce emissions from vehicles and urban transport sector. These include technology roadmap, on-road emissions management to control real-world emissions, phase-out of old vehicles and scrappage for emissions gains and material recovery, vehicle electrification, augmentation of efficient and integrated public transport service, non-motorised transport, parking policy as a demand management measure, low emissions zones etc.

This course will be conducted on the Moodle and Zoom platform through a variety of tools such as video lectures, classroom exercises, reading materials and resources, audio/visual methods including short films and interviews, and interactions with key experts. The programme has been structured as follows:

Module 1

• Understanding urban air pollution, public health and transport sector emissions 

Module 2

• How technology roadmaps need to evolve to reduce emissions from vehicles
• New generation strategies to control real world emissions
• Towards zero-emission electric vehicles 

Module 3

• Public transport strategies to reduce emissions
• Bus transport reforms and electric mobility in cities 

Module 4

• Non-motorised transport strategies for zero-emissions mobility
• Urban planning, transport integration and compact urban form 

Module 5

• Strategies to reduce vehicle miles travelled – designing parking policy as a demand management measure, understanding global practices like congestion charging, low emissions zones etc    

The self-paced online training course has been designed in such a way that it can be completed along with a regular job or study

For more details, please contact the Training coordinator

Priyanka Chandola
Mobile: +91 – 9810414938
Email: priyanka@cseindia.org 

Shubhansh Tiwari
Mobile: +91-8448337484
Email: shubhansh.tiwari@cseindia.org