Methodology for Estimating Carbon Footprint of Road Projects: Case Study: India
Asian Development Bank | December 2010
Abstract
Carbon footprint is a tool commonly used to describe the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions for which an individual or organization is responsible. The South Asia Department (SARD) of the Asian Development Bank carried out this study to explore possible approaches and methods to calculate the carbon footprint from its road activities and their total contributions on SARD's overall activities in India.India was selected for this study because it represents all types of SARD activities (highways, national roads, and rural roads) and the project locations range from urban to rural areas with different ecological conditions. A model of calculating carbon footprint-construction, operation, and maintenance - of road projects was developed, and this model was tested and presented using data from SARD projects in India.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2010. Methodology for Estimating Carbon Footprint of Road Projects: Case Study: India. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1002. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
978-92-9092-028-1
Keywords
Bus Transportation Costs
Demand For Transport
Means Of Transport
National Transport
Passenger Transport
Road & Highway Transport
Road Transportation Systems
Sea Transport
Transport Costs
Transport Efficiency
Transport Infrastructure
Transport Planning
Transport Policy
Transport Services
Transport Systems
Transport Tax
Transportation
Modes of transport
Airports
Ports
Shipping
Taxis
Vehicle
Automobile industry
Road traffic
Inland transport
International transport
Public transport
Urban transport
Transport projects
Transport workers
Tranport statistics
Transport networks
Urban traffic
Communication and traffic
Navigation
Transport planes
Air transportation industry
Air transportation system
Intra-airport transportation
Inland water transportation
Intercoastal shipping
Marine transportation
Local transit
Highway transportation
Motor transportation
Student transportation
Choice of transportation
Public transportation
Transportation industry
Mass transit
Municipal transit
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