Pune City has been selected as a finalist in the 2022 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards in the “United to clean the air we breathe” category, in recognition of its work on pioneering electrification of public bus transport in the Pune Metropolitan Area.
The electrification of public transport is a critical aspect of decarbonising urban mobility in India as well as globally.
“Each year, Pune’s transport sector emits an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of CO2― about one-fifth of the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Vehicular emissions contribute to about 25 per cent of the city’s particulate matter (PM) emissions, which, on an average, exceed international guidelines,” according to a statement released by PMC.
