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      Fueling India’s Mobility Transition: A Life Cycle Perspective on Passenger Road Transport Options
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Fueling India’s Mobility Transition: A Life Cycle Perspective on Passenger Road Transport Options

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Michael Samsu Koroma, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      The transportation sector is crucial for India’s economic and social development but poses significant environmental and global warming challenges. This study conducts a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of passenger vehicles in India, evaluating various propulsion technologies and modes of…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Michael Samsu Koroma Koroma, Michael Samsu
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      30 September 2024
      Climate and Cost Analysis of SUVs in Saudi Arabia A Life Cycle Analysis Approach

      Climate and Cost Analysis of SUVs in Saudi Arabia A Life Cycle Analysis Approach

      Michael Samsu Koroma, Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      This study is conducted within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030 agenda to diversify its economy and promote sustainable technologies, specifically examining the life-­cycle ­performance of hybrid and conventional sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the Kingdom (KSA).

      Michael Samsu Koroma Koroma, Michael Samsu
      Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      30 September 2024
      India’s Shift Toward Alternative Fuel Vehicles: An Overview
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Shift Toward Alternative Fuel Vehicles: An Overview

      Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      As the second-largest automobile market in the world, India has been actively working towards promoting cleaner transportation and reducing its carbon footprint. This paper analyzes the sales trends of vehicles by different vehicle type and provide an overview of the…

      Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      30 January 2024
      Smart Cities from an Indian Perspective: Evolving Ambitions

      Smart Cities from an Indian Perspective: Evolving Ambitions

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      Indian urban infrastructure is in the middle of a massive build-up. For several decades, Indian cities were caught between the demands of an exploding population and the need to provide infrastructure in terms of health, education, transport, and services to…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      15 October 2023
      India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor: Bridging Economic and Digital Aspirations
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor: Bridging Economic and Digital Aspirations

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      The announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during the 2023 Group of 20 (G20) Summit in New Delhi marks a significant development for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) initiative. The PGII formation was announced in…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      2 October 2023
      Enabling the Progress of the Circular Carbon Economy: India’s Approach to CCUS
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Enabling the Progress of the Circular Carbon Economy: India’s Approach to CCUS

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Puneet Kamboj, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept is an extension of the idea of a circular economy, focusing on energy and carbon flows while implicitly retaining the circular economy’s material, energy, water, and economic flows. The goal of the CCE framework…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Puneet Kamboj Puneet Kamboj
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      3 August 2023
      Regional Energy Cooperation: Opportunities to Enhance the Saudi-India Relationship
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Regional Energy Cooperation: Opportunities to Enhance the Saudi-India Relationship

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Nora Nezamuddin

      Saudi Arabia and India, two of the fastest growing economies globally, play important roles in South Asia and the Middle East, respectively. Saudi-India relations have started to acquire a strategic dimension owing to the countries’ growing business opportunities, rising investment…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Nora Nezamuddin Nezamuddin, Nora
      9 April 2023
      Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy
      Electricity Sector Transitions

      Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy

      Shahid Hasan, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      This commentary analyzes the key industry developments, policy and regulatory features, prevailing circumstances and challenges related to renewable energy (RE) in India. It also highlights learnings for other countries. As electricity is a concurrent subject as per the Indian Constitution,…

      Shahid Hasan Hasan, Shahid
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      7 December 2022
      Indiaʼs Updated NDC: A Pathway to Net-Zero by 2070?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Indiaʼs Updated NDC: A Pathway to Net-Zero by 2070?

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Puneet Kamboj

      The meeting of the Union Cabinet of India on August 3, 2022, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved India’s updated nationally determined contribution (NDC). The NDC aims to enhance India’s contribution toward a global response to climate change. This…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Puneet Kamboj Puneet Kamboj
      16 October 2022
      India’s Ambition to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2070: Uncertainty and Opportunity
      Future of Global Oil Markets

      India’s Ambition to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2070: Uncertainty and Opportunity

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Zlata Sergeeva, Brian Efird

      The special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels highlighted the importance of achieving net-zero emissions or a carbon-neutral future. There has subsequently been…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Zlata Sergeeva Sergeeva, Zlata
      Brian Efird Efird, Brian
      29 December 2021
      Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts

      Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

      According to the World Health Organization, India has the world’s worst air quality. Among other factors, vehicular pollution from the increasing stock of passenger vehicles has contributed to India’s deteriorating air quality. This increasing stock is also a factor in India…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Scott Hardman Scott Hardman
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Dimpy Suneja Suneja, Dimpy
      5 October 2021
      India’s Political Ambition of Implementing Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Targets
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Political Ambition of Implementing Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Targets

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Rubal Dua

      The Indian transportation sector is going through a massive transition, especially the light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Policymakers consider the electrification of road transport to be one of the ways of solving India’s triple problem of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      26 April 2021
      What Policy Levers Could Address Indiaʼs Automobile-Related Externalities?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      What Policy Levers Could Address Indiaʼs Automobile-Related Externalities?

      Rubal Dua, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

        The Indian government has shown a growing recognition of the need for policy instruments aimed at addressing increasing air pollution, oil imports, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with India’s light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Based on the findings of…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Dimpy Suneja Suneja, Dimpy
      12 April 2021
      Share of Road Transport and the Consumption of Diesel and Petrol in India

      Share of Road Transport and the Consumption of Diesel and Petrol in India

      Yagyavalk Bhatt

      As of 2015, India had approximately 230 million registered vehicles. Over 70% of India’s registered vehicles are two-wheelers. In 2013, India had 132.55 million registered two-wheelers and 25 million registered cars. According to India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      6 January 2021
      A Cost-Effective Pathway to a Low-Emissions Transportation Future

      A Cost-Effective Pathway to a Low-Emissions Transportation Future

      T20

      This policy brief seeks to lay out a cost-effective transition pathway to a low-emissions transportation future. It highlights the effectiveness of technology-neutral frameworks that are focused on fuel economy improvements in the light- and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. It also provides…

      Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Tamara Sheldon, Puneet Kamboj, Geetika Dang, Anushree Majumdar, Gabriel Collins

      2020