Bhutan Vehicle Emission Reduction Road Map and Strategy, 2017–2025
Zheng, Liping; Gerpacio, Roberta V.; Gruetter, Jurg; Amar, Layla Yasmin | July 2019
Abstract
Bhutan takes pride in being the only carbon-neutral country in the world. However, accelerated economic activities in the last decade have led to a number of environmental issues. Increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants have become serious concerns, posing risks to people’s health and the environment. If no action is taken, emission levels will likely triple by 2030, causing severe air pollution.
A national policy and vision to maintain a pristine environment is in place and Bhutan is undertaking steps to significantly reduce its environmental footprint. These present exciting opportunities toward achieving a resource-efficient, resilient, equitable, and greener economy in line with the country’s overall goal of happiness for all.
This policy brief is an output of activities on “Building Institutional Capacity to Reduce Emissions from Motor Vehicles in Bhutan” that the National Environment Commission (NEC) implemented from January 2017 to March 2018 under the regional technical assistance project “Action on Climate Change in South Asia” of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Citation
Zheng, Liping; Gerpacio, Roberta V.; Gruetter, Jurg; Amar, Layla Yasmin. 2019. Bhutan Vehicle Emission Reduction Road Map and Strategy, 2017–2025. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10930. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9261-677-9
Print ISBN
978-92-9261-676-2
ISSN
2071-7202 (print)
2218-2675 (electronic)
Keywords
Work Environment
Urban Environment
Social Environment
Regulatory Environments
Marine Environment
International Environmental Relations
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Services
Environmental Resources
Environmental Management and Planning
Environmental Issues
Environmental Guidelines
Environmental Effects
Environment and Pollution Prevention
Demand For Transport
Road & Highway Transport
Road Transportation Systems
Transport Infrastructure
Environmental Control
Environmental Technology
Land Development
Forestry Development
Fishery Development
Environmental Statistics
Environmental Planning
Environmental Management
Environmental Education
Environmental Capacity
Pollution Control
Nature Protection
Environmental Conservation
Vehicle
Land transport
Transport economics
Railways
Air quality indexes
Ecological risk assessment
Environmental impact evaluation
Analysis of environmental impact
Environmental toxicology
Health risk assessment
Rain and rainfall
Acid precipitation
Ozone-depleting substance mitigation
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Prevention of pollution
Air quality
Air quality management
Pollution
Road transportation
Trucking
Railroads
Roads
Trade routes
Automobiles
Emission
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