P. R. Shukla is Professor in the Public Systems Group. His current interests are in Energy Efficiency, Energy-Environment Modelling, Renewable Technologies, Decentralized Planning, Integrated Assessment Modelling and Climate Change Policy Analysis. shukla@iima.ac.in
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Energy Policies for Low Carbon Sustainable Transport in AsiaEnergy Policy, 2015P. R. Shukla and Subash Dhar Transformation
of Asia's transport sector has vital implications for climate change,
sustainable development and energy indicators. Papers in this special issue
show how transport transitions in Asia may play out in different socio-economic
and policy scenarios, including a low carbon scenario equivalent to 2 °C
stabilization. Accounting for heterogeneity of national transport systems,
these papers use diverse methods, frameworks and models to assess the response
of the transport system to environmental policy, such as a carbon tax, as well
as to a cluster of policies aimed at diverse development indicators. The
analysis shows that CO2 mitigation in a transport system is
achieved more effectively by aligning mitigation policies with sustainable
development policies and measures such as mandates for mode share and choices
such as urban design, information and communication systems, and behavioral
measures. Authors therefore advocate policies that target multiple dividends
vis-à-vis carbon mitigation, energy security and local air quality. Whereas
four papers focus on emissions mitigation policies, one paper examines
challenges to adapt fast growing transport infrastructures to future climate
change induced risks. Collectively, the papers exemplify a set of policies and
measures that can deliver co-benefits, and, also, demonstrate the use of
methods, frameworks and models to delineate the optimal mix of such policies
and measures.
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