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CASE STUDIES

Clean air initiatives issue, creating an to evaluating pollution
form a crucial aspect of integrated strategy impacts and optimising
the NAPCC, including for India to tackle the for improved air quality.
introducing Compressed challenges of climate This model, accessible
Natural Gas (CNG), change. under the ‘Modelling
phasing out older, Tools/SIM-air’ section,
polluting vehicles, ii. Program Level: The Unit- showcases case studies
and reinforcing mass ed Nations Environment from various cities.
Programme
(UNEP)
transportation systems.
Some state governments has taken significant • VAPIS (Vehicular Air
steps to encourage the
have implemented adoption of low-carbon Pollution Information
incentives such as transportation methods System) is a calculator
subsidies for purchasing in India, allocating a for estimating and
and using electric budget of 2.49 million comparing vehicular
vehicles. The Bureau of pounds for a project emissions inventories,
Energy Efficiency has spanning from 2010 to supported by a
also played a pivotal 2013. Partnering with comprehensive database
role in promoting local institutions, the of emission factors.
energy-saving devices, program aims to develop • Smart-CART (Carbon
alongside advocating for a national ‘Transport Analysis for Road
the increased use of bio- Action Plan’ alongside Transport) provides a
diesel and bio-fuels. ‘Low Carbon Mobility user-friendly method

The NAPCC delineates Plans’ for up to four for conducting carbon
eight specific missions cities. The SIM-air analyses on road
to guide India’s climate model, created by Urban corridors, with the
change strategy: the Emissions. info, has been flexibility to account for
National Mission for utilized in cities like various pollutants.
Enhanced Energy Rajkot, Vishakapatnam, • The Air Quality Index
Efficiency, the National and Udaipur to assess the Calculator simplifies the
Solar Mission, the impact of transportation process of estimating
National Water Mission, emissions on local air real-time or predicted
the National Mission quality and health. This AQI and is extensively
model connects vehicle
on Sustainable Habitat, used in numerous cities
the National Mission emissions data with air worldwide.
for Sustaining the concentration levels to
provide insights into
Himalayan Ecosystem, their effects. • The Atoms Dispersion
the National Mission for Model, a Fortran-based
Sustainable Agriculture, • The SIM-air Model Varangian dispersion
the National Mission (Simple Interactive tool, generates transfer
for Green India, and the Models for better air matrices for different
National Mission on quality), serves as a sources and pollutants,
Strategic Knowledge for comprehensive air allowing for integration
Climate Change. Each pollution analysis tool, with the SIM-air model
initiative focuses on a facilitating the transition for comprehensive
distinct environmental from emission estimation evaluations.

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