NITI Aayog Launches NDC-Transport Initiative For Asia

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What is NDC-TIA?

It is a regional initiative that aims to promote a comprehensive approach to decarbonize transport inIndia, Vietnam, and China.
The NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) is-
Joint program of WRI and eight other organizations that looks to enhance low carbon transport ambition and decarbonization targets in Asia.
It is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
The implementing organization is Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and partner institutions include-
World Resources Institute (WRI),
Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China,
Ministry of Transport of Vietnam,
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog),
Agora Verkehrswende (AGORA),
International Transport Forum (ITF),
Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT),
REN21 and International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

A global research non-profit organization established in 1982.
WRI’s activities are focused on seven areas: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and ocean.

The transport sector accounts for 23% of the global energy-related CO₂ emissions.
China’s transport sector alone generated 781 metric tons (Mt) of CO2e emissions in 2014.
Together with India (231 Mt CO2e) and Vietnam
(32 Mt CO2e), the three countries emitted about
1 metric gigaton of CO2e in 2014.
Rapid economic growth combined with an ongoing urbanisation trend and increasing motorisation lead to a further increase in traffic in the three partner countries: China, India and Viet Nam.
Business-as-usual forecasts for the three countries add up to 4 Giga tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2030 and 3.8 Giga tonnes CO2 equivalent in 2050
Asia is expected to cause about one third of the global CO2 emissions from transport in 2030.
Therefore, the transition to a decarbonisation path for the transport sector in Asia is essential to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement for 2050.

Decarbonisation is the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
Through the use of low carbon power sources, achieving a lower output of greenhouse
gasses into the atmosphere.

The NDC–TIA India Component will focus on-
Establishing a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform for decarbonizing transport in India,
Strengthening GHG and transport modelling capacities,
Providing technical support on GHG emission reduction measures,
Financing climate actions in transport,
Offering policy recommendations on electric vehicle (EV) demand and supply policies,
Evaluating business models through cost-benefit analyses and so forth.