Contents
Abstract vii
List of Abbreviations viii
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Aim 1
1.3 Research Questions 1
1.4 Research Objectives 1
1.5 Research Scope 2
1.6 Research Limitations 2
1.7 Significance of the study 2
2.0 Literature Review 3
2.1 Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Operational Boundaries 3
2.2 GHG emission accounting methodologies 4
2.3 iNUMBER and C40 GPC framework comparison 4
2.4 Gaps identified and shaping up the research 5
3.0 Research Methodology 7
3.1 Initiatives and mission by the Indian Government 7
3.2 Data Collection 7
3.3 Data Analysis 8
3.4 Smart City Mission: Data Availability Status 8
3.5 Swachh Bharat Mission: Data Availability Status 9
3.6 Developing a GHG emission framework with respect to the level of detail 9
3.7 Feasibility of the GHG emission framework 14
4.0 Results – GHG Emission Framework 15
4.1 Observations 15
4.2 GHG Emission Framework 16
4.3 Sensitivity towards GHG emissions 17
4.4 Testing the framework for the case city of Ahmedabad 25
5.0 Conclusion 29
Way Forward 29
6.0 References and Bibliography 30
7.0 Annexures 34
7.1 Challenges and Learnings 34
7.2 Level of Details (LoD) 34
7.3 List of data parameters collected 35
7.4 GHG Emissions: Intermediate Steps 38
7.5 Smart City Mission: Collected Parameters 40
7.6 Swachh Bharat Mission: Collected Parameters 40