Institutionalizing Freight Emissions Accounting in India

This whitepaper proposes a nationally harmonized approach to institutionalizing freight emissions accounting in India, aligned with ISO 14083:20233 and the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) Framework and adapted using India-specific emission factors. Drawing on the collaborative work undertaken by Smart Freight Centre (SFC) India, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, this paper outlines a practical roadmap to operationalize a Clean Freight Program for India, proposed to be anchored under Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) / Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) with multi-stakeholder governance and a digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework.