EP87- Cities Built Around Public Transportation Will Win: The Future of Urban Living The Climapreneur Show

In this episode of The Climapreneur Show, I'm joined by Amit Bhatt-, Managing Director for India. The International Council on Clean Transportation. He is based in New Delhi and has over 20 years of experience in transportation, urban development, and management. Before joining ICCT, Amit was Executive Director for Integrated Transport at WRI India for 12 years. Prior to the World Resources Institute he worked with the Urban Mass Transit Company, India’s leading urban transport consultancy, and with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services.

This episode is produced in collaboration with  @wingifyearth8032 

Chapters:
00:00 Coming up
01:50 The International Council on Clean Transportation working on decarbonizing the transportation sector
03:28 All about Diesel gate
04:37 What comes out of the transport vehicle exhaust
05:12 What is tested in PUC test
07:36 Strategies for effective transportation
10:40 Problems with Masterplan and transportation plan in Delhi
15:38 Cities need to do a cost-benefit analysis before city planning
18:40 Why roads are not being completed in time
20:30 Is Noida better planned than Gurugram?
22:40 Planning transport for new cities
26:16 Zero emissions vehicles vs electric vehicles
27:06 Which fuel is best suited to achieve climate target?
29:05 Are electric vehicles clean?
31:05 PM e-Bus seva- We need more clean public transport
37:01 Myth bursting- Are electric vehicles really bad for the environment
37:35 Myth Bursting- Battery Manufacturing harms environment
38:20 Truth about battery recycling
40:08 Myths- Electric vehicles will collapse the power grids
41:25 Building charging infrastructure in cities
44:00 Myth Bursting- Range anxiety is real
46:00 Shifting to EV will improve public health in Delhi

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