Freight Emission Index for walled city of Ahmedabad
Published: September 2024
Main topic: Climate change
Study countrie(s): India, South Asia
Written by: Abhijit Lokre, Aviral Goyal, Nayanika Misra, Neha Bajaj
Published by: The Urban Lab Foundation
Study type: Research report
Road freight demand in India is expected to grow by five times by 2050, fuelling emissions and putting pressure on the challenge to decarbonise transport. Due to the short duration of this project, it specifically explores air pollution as a key factor in the degradation of historical buildings and monuments, with a focus on the walled city of Ahmedabad.
The research devises a freight emissions index for heritage cities, designed to measure emissions, provide a set of key indicators for decision-makers and develop a mitigation plan for reducing freight emissions in these areas.
