In the latest publication on 'Decarbonizing India’s Road Freight', , Rohan Rao, & Himani Rangoonwala, highlight key insights & suggestions from industry experts on scaling Indian commercial freight electrification.
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Director- Urban & Electric Mobility | Hydrogen India | Sustainable Cities | Mobility | Tennis | Yoga Enthusiast, Meditator & Avid Traveller !
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🇮🇳 India's collective #eBus procurement strategy discovered prices that are 2⃣9⃣ percent cheaper than diesel ones! With support of the TUMI #eBusMission, the country leads the world's largest tender for e-buses.
Read more: outlookindia.com/business/e-bus
See more: youtube.com/watch?v=zCUizD
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Rinku’s everyday journey to school is scary! She has to navigate potholes and vehicles & run across a road You can make Rinku's voice heard.
Watch Rinku goes to school -
Hindi - bit.ly/3HfY1Ch
English- bit.ly/3DqTVX3
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#MCOpinion | From #GreenHydrogen to #EV batteries to public transport, policy framework must recognise the greening opportunities & the desirability of incentives, writes Madhav Pai & .
Read on ⬇️
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#Budget2023 #BudgetWithMC
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., Director - Integrated Transport,
Electric Mobility & Hydrogen WRI India welcomes the focus given on green growth by the #Budget2023
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The #Budget2023 prioritizes green growth with a focus on creation of a green hydrogen economy. Read on to know more in this piece in by WRI's .
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📢WEBINAR!
Join us for a session on 'Exploring Alternative Mechanisms for Electric Buses' to explore relevant business models & successful implementation examples from Indian & global cities.
📆February 7
⏲1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (IST)
Register: bit.ly/3kunSi7
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10-year-old Rinku loves going to school but her every day journey is like a dangerous obstacle course.
Watch this video to know how you can help Rinku 🔗bit.ly/3CUatGA
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Delivering world-class business model along with affordability! This is all about our National #ElectricBus Program, seeing a rollout of over 16K #eBuses pan-India at most cost-effective pricing . This will allow for cheaper operating costs for #STUs and reduce other challenges.
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After the successful conclusion of India’s 1st non-subsidized tender under the National Electric Bus Program, has issued a 2nd tender for supply of 4,675 electric buses on a dry lease model (providing services without a driver & conductor)
#eBusMission #EVMatters
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Shouldn't we stop all the construction activity. not just metro, until thorough safety audits are conducted by an independent & competent people and their recommendations have been implemented?
Not a single life is worth losing in such accidents. This is avoidable suffering.
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The #NationalGreenHydrogenMission reinforces India's commitment to decarbonising its industry, energy and heavy mobility sectors, write & in this op-ed. Read here: bit.ly/3CH6KvM
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Delhi’s worsening air quality has led to strict anti-pollution curbs. Adopting Low Emission Zones (LEZs) could be an effective way to reduce emissions from road transport, write , & . Read more here: bit.ly/3EDykdR
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60% of road traffic crashes (resulting in 57% of fatalities) are attributed to speeding. Urban India needs to create robust deterrents to speeding that takes into consideration #SaferByDesign infrastructure. Read more: bit.ly/3QsLG24
#WRIRoadSafety #RoadSafetyWeek
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WRI India’s interim CEO, & met G20 Sherpa . Their discussion included points on how India is gearing up for the Summit around 3 main areas of energy transition, urbanization & technological advancements.
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Delhi achieves 16.8% EV sales contribution of the overall vehicles sold in Dec'22; Highest by any state in India till date. EV sales in 2022 were 141% higher than 2021.
Under the leadership of CM , Delhi is committed to continue its fight against pollution.
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Green Hydrogen Mission being approved today by Cabinet is a path breaking move. Will enable India to industrialise without carbonising & emerge as the lowest cost producer & exporter of green hydrogen,ammonia & electrolysers globally. Congrats Gr8 move !
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India must shift to low-carbon pathways to decarbonize its hard-to-abate sectors & attain net zero by 2070. #GreenHydrogen, a promising energy vector, will aid this shift. We are proud to have supported the in developing
#NationalGreenHydrogenMission.
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Congratulations to on the announcement of the #NationalGreenHydrogenMission. WRI India is proud to have supported the Ministry in developing the Mission, which effectively leverages India's strengths to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.
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We received a total of 333 votes for our last week’s LinkedIn poll question but only 24% got it right. In 2017 Japan became the first country to release a hydrogen strategy.
Learn more about #Hydrogen strategies from other countries in our webinar series:
bit.ly/3AScx0C
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If 19.1081 MTPA (million tons per annum) ammonia production transitions to #GreenHydrogen, it could reduce India's emissions by 30.6 MTPA. & explore the emission reduction potential of green hydrogen in the fertilizer industry - bit.ly/3fFjgmR
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In this blog & Krishnaveni Malladi, explain how a wide range of applications of #GreenHydrogen can facilitate the cross-sectoral decarbonization of sectors like steel, cement and the fertilizer industry among others.
Read here: bit.ly/3P73sY0
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📢 Happening Today!
The Forum for #DecarbonisingTransport, a -led initiative in partnership with , is conducting a roundtable discussion to deliberate on the development of different climate models for a carbon-neutral transport sector. Stay tuned!
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If left unchecked road freight emissions in India are set to grow 451% from 2020 levels. During our webinar on 'Decarbonizing India's Road Freight', key stakeholders from the sector highlighted how to accelerate the electrification of commercial vehicles in India (1/2)
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An amendment to the 1st tender under the National Electric Bus Program (NEBP) was recently issued by to make participation more inclusive.
Kerala is the latest entrant, with a request for 775 e-buses. #EVMatters #EBusMission
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It’s been great to share experiences with the Indian government on electric mobility. India has recently announced 5.000 e-buses acquisition and looking for scaling it to over 50.000. We are ready to keep working on this great initiatives.
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HAPPENING TODAY AT #COP27 I Experts discuss the potential of cross-sectoral collaborations to accelerate sustainable mobility.
⏰: 2:30 pm IST (11:00 am EET)
🌆: India Pavilion
#EVMatters #TogetherForImplementation
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At the 2022, and shared insights on the way forward for sustainable urban public transport.
➡️Here are the key highlights from the sessions participated in - wri-india.org/blog/moving-to
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#COP27 IGreening public mobility- India's #eBus program, where experts discussed-
💰Financing needs
🚌Demand aggregation
📈Innovative business models
🔋Safety standards
🤝Policy & collaborations and much more...
to accelerate India's #eBusMission to curb #emissions
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#GreenHydrogen is critically positioned to rationally utilize natural resources while protecting India’s energy security. From #COP27, #WRIIndia’s comments on building a domestic green hydrogen ecosystem.
#NationalHydrogenMission #SharmElSheikh
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Inspiring session on e-buses in the Indian Pavilion #cop27
and have been working with government in India on the successful procurement of the first 5000 e-buses. New target is 50,000. Willing to help on this ambitious plan in India and other places
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🇮🇳’s #NationalElectricBusProgram — 50,000 by 2030 — is a key new paradigm presented at #COP27.
With demand aggregation, lower costs & new biz models contributing to sustainable cities, this is replicable across emerging mkts.
👏🏽 to .
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🔴LIVE at #COP27 :
*Addressing innovation barriers in energy and mobility entrepreneurship.*
➡Join the livestream at: cop-resilience-hub.org/live-stream/
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#SaveTheDate | We will host high-level events along with , & from Nov'16 at India Pavilion of . We will engage seniormost #GoI officials, state reps & experts in fascinating conversations on tackling barriers to uptake of #eMobility.
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At #COP27, India announced its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy that entails an all-inclusive transition from fossil fuels. ’s weighs in on the criticality of electrifying public transport.
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#SaferByDesign and inclusive streets can encourage more people to 🚴🚶and use 🚍with the added benefits of smoothening traffic and reducing carbon emissions, and write for Read: hindustantimes.com/opinion/street
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📢𝐋𝐢𝐅𝐄 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬!
& WRI India invite participation from academics, universities & research institutions to present innovative solutions for driving behaviour change.
🗓 31 Dec 2022
🖇 niti.gov.in/life
#LiFE #ProPlanetPeople
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At #COP27 we are looking to keep working in more equitable + decarbonized transport systems. To achieve that we need dense + accessible + mixed use cities and more people walking + bicycling + using public transport
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At the 15th Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo 2022, WRI India and hosted a discussion on ‘Streets for All’ where key stakeholders emphasized on prioritizing building safer infrastructure and scaling-up solutions across Indian cities.
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