{"id":13979,"date":"2023-08-13T05:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T23:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13979"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:01:23","slug":"what-is-carbonlite-metro-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-carbonlite-metro-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"What is CarbonLite Metro Travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About CarbonLite Metro Travel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a new <strong>initiative of the <\/strong>DMRC to help <strong>people understand their contribution to reducing CO2 emissions by opting for metro <\/strong>rail services.<\/li>\n<li>With this initiative, <strong>daily commuters will now be able to understand<\/strong> and learn <strong>about the average amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions they are decreasing<\/strong> with their simple step of selecting the metro as their means of transportation.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>amount of CO2 will be calculated based on a comparison to road-based motor vehicles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also <strong>aims to persuade commuters to choose an environmentally friendly method of transportation<\/strong> over motorised alternatives, thereby supporting a cleaner and more ecologically balanced environment.<\/li>\n<li>The initiative is in <strong>line with the Government of India\u2019s Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Who can avail of this feature?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>People travelling with QR code-based tickets<\/strong> will be able to avail of this facility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information about the decrease in CO2 emissions<\/strong> caused by <a href=\"https:\/\/mymetro.in\/delhi-metro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metro<\/a> travel <strong>will be prominently displayed on both mobile QR code tickets and physical tickets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supported by comprehensive research<\/strong> conducted <strong>by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)<\/strong>, Delhi, the <strong>initiative underscores that each kilometre travelled by metro train<\/strong> instead of road vehicles <strong>results in a noteworthy reduction of 32.38 gram of CO2 emissions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Leveraging this data and considering the passenger&#8217;s average travel distance<\/strong>, the <strong>QR ticket will proudly announce<\/strong>, &#8220;<strong>Congratulations! You are saving around xxxx gm CO2,&#8221; providing tangible evidence<\/strong> of the passenger&#8217;s contribution to a greener future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The CO2 savings will be displayed and accumulated in the user\u2019s DMRC mobile app for all journeys<\/strong> <strong>undertaken<\/strong> by the passenger, further enhancing his\/her feel-good factor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Key Facts about Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>India-led global mass movement<\/strong> <strong>to nudge individual and community action to protect<\/strong> and preserve <strong>the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>launched by the Indian Prime Minister at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow<\/strong> in November <strong>2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The program hopes t<strong>o \u201cmobilize one billion Indians as well as people in other countries to become individuals who practice sustainable lifestyles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The global movement will <strong>showcase sustainable goals and climate actions taken by countries and individuals<\/strong> around the world.It <strong>makes the fight against climate change democratic<\/strong>, in which everyone can contribute with their respective capacities.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>emboldens the spirit of the P3 model, i.e., Pro Planet People.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>functions on the basic principles of \u2018Lifestyle of the planet, for the planet and by the planet\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>aims at following a three-pronged strategy<\/strong> for changing people&#8217;s collective approach towards sustainability,\n<ul>\n<li><strong>nudging individuals to practice<\/strong> simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives (<strong>demand<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>enabling industries and markets to respond<\/strong> swiftly to the changing demand (<strong>supply<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>to influence government and industrial policy <\/strong>to support both sustainable consumption and production (<strong>policy<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?<\/h3>\n<p>The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research organization based in India that focuses on sustainable development, environmental research, and energy-related issues. Established in 1974, TERI has been a pioneer in the field of sustainable development and has contributed significantly to research, policy advocacy, and solutions related to various environmental and energy challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/business\/infrastructure-dmrc-unveils-carbonlite-metro-travel-initiative-makes-passengers-aware-about-co2-emissions-reduction-3205841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>DMRC unveils CarbonLite Metro Travel initiative, makes passengers aware about CO2 emissions reduction<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CarbonLite Metro Travel is a new initiative of the DMRC to help people understand their contribution to reducing CO2 emissions by opting for metro rail services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}