Bhubaneswar: CPR advises eastern states to promote EV adoption

Bhubaneswar: The Center for Policy Research (CPR), set up by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at NISER, Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday recommended eastern states including Odisha to create solar energy producer organizations in every panchayat and urban local bodies. In public-private partnership mode.

On the first day of the policy dialogue on ‘Energy Transition in Eastern India: Issues and Challenges’, CPR released two policy statements facilitating the installation of more charging stations to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) from the eastern states. Was requested to do. Create more awareness as eastern states have lower EV adoption rates compared to the rest of India. According to estimates by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Odisha’s per capita carbon emissions are second only to Gujarat. But in contrast, Gujarat has the 7th highest per capita income, which is almost double the per capita income of Odisha. Neighboring Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have the third and fourth highest per capita emissions in the country.

Amarendra Das, coordinator of CPR, NISER, said carbon emissions are largely driven by mining and metal-based industry.

Although the distribution of benefits from the mining industry is quite low due to low employment opportunities, their pollution distribution is quite high.

Considering the growth of mining and metal based industries, the pollution load in the eastern region led by Odisha may increase, he said.

Atomic Energy Council member Professor RB Grover, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Secretary Professor Akhilesh Gupta, NISER Director Professor HN Ghosh, SHSS Chairman Pranay Kumar Swain and Director-Budget Satya Priya Rath spoke during the inaugural session. .