TY - JOUR KW - India KW - Transport KW - Energy consumption KW - Emissions KW - Inter-model comparison AU - Ananthalakshmi Paladugula AU - Nazar Kholod AU - Vaibhav Chaturvedi AU - Probal Ghosh AU - Sarbojit Pal AU - Leon Clarke AU - Meredydd Evans AU - Page Kyle AU - Poonam Nagarkoti AU - Kirit Parikh AU - Sharif Qamar AU - Sangeetha Wilson AB - This paper focuses on comparing the framework and projections of energy consumption and emissions from India s transportation sector up to 2050. To understand the role of road transport in energy demand and emissions, five modeling teams developed baseline projections for India s transportation sector as part of inter-model comparison exercise under the Sustainable Growth Working Group (SGWG) of the US-India Energy Dialog. Based on modeling results, we explore the developments in India s passenger and freight road transport, including changes in the modal shift and the resulting changes in energy consumption, carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions. We find significant differences in the base-year data and parameters for future projections, namely energy consumption by transport in general and by mode, service demand for passenger and freight transport. Variation in modeling assumptions across modeling teams reflects the difference in opinion among the different modeling teams which in turn reflects the underlying uncertainty with respect to key assumptions. We have identified several important data gaps in our knowledge about the development of the transportation sector in India. The results of this inter-model study can be used by Indian policy makers to set quantified targets in emission reductions from the transportation sector. N2 - This paper focuses on comparing the framework and projections of energy consumption and emissions from India s transportation sector up to 2050. To understand the role of road transport in energy demand and emissions, five modeling teams developed baseline projections for India s transportation sector as part of inter-model comparison exercise under the Sustainable Growth Working Group (SGWG) of the US-India Energy Dialog. Based on modeling results, we explore the developments in India s passenger and freight road transport, including changes in the modal shift and the resulting changes in energy consumption, carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions. We find significant differences in the base-year data and parameters for future projections, namely energy consumption by transport in general and by mode, service demand for passenger and freight transport. Variation in modeling assumptions across modeling teams reflects the difference in opinion among the different modeling teams which in turn reflects the underlying uncertainty with respect to key assumptions. We have identified several important data gaps in our knowledge about the development of the transportation sector in India. The results of this inter-model study can be used by Indian policy makers to set quantified targets in emission reductions from the transportation sector. PY - 2018 SP - 10 EP - 18 T2 - Energy Policy TI - A multi-model assessment of energy and emissions for India s transportation sector through 2050 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421518300466 VL - 116 SN - 0301-4215 ER -