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 #electricvehicle #elecric #electricbikes #transportation #ebus #ev #climatechange #climatecrisis