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IPCC report: Clap for Kolkata’s public transport -Jayanta Basu

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Kolkata in West Bengal has something to cheer about: Its much-criticised public transport system got an elaborate mention in the third instalment of the sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC).

The most significant report on the global climate crisis referred to the city’s public transport network as an “illustrative case study” to showcase integrated climate action.

Actions on public transport modes have “contributed positively in bringing down the trend of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of gross domestic product to half in one decade” within the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, the report stated. There is “potential for further reduction”, the report added.

“The megacity of Kolkata in India provides a useful case study: As many as 12 different modes of public transportation — each with its own system structure, actors and meanings — co-exist and offer means of mobility to its 14 million citizens,” read Chapter 5 of the report based on several international publications.

“Most of the public transport modes are shared mobility options,” the report added. It underlined how the formalisation of semi-formal modes has led to climatic advantages. Liquefied petroleum gas-run autorickshaws, which provide exclusive rides in other cities of India, are allowed to run as shared transport in Kolkata by the Bengal government, the authors observed.

The Kolkata case study topped the list of nine case studies, including those of cities from Indonesia, Brazil, Ghana, China, European Union, Germany, Finland and Uganda.

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