Carbon Footprint of Karnataka: Accounting of Sources and Sinks
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Table 6 CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O
EF for different type of
vehicles
Type of Vehicle
CO 2 EF
(g/km)
CH 4 EF
(g/km)
N 2 O EF
(g/km)
Two-wheeler
27.79
0.18
0.002
Car
164.22
0.17
0.005
Taxis
164.22
0.01
0.01
Bus
567.03
0.09
0.03
Auto
64.16
0.18
0.002
Truck
799.95
0.09
0.03
Tractor
515.2
0.09
0.03
Other Vehicles
273.46
0.09
0.03
Fig. 3 Spatiotemporal land-use changes in Karnataka. Source Author
The forest cover now is confined to major conservation reserves such as protected
areas, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries. The built-up cover has increased from
0.47 to 3% from 1985 to 2019 causing an impact on agriculture, forest, and lakes
(Fig. 4). This necessitates the sustainable land-use policies to arrest deforestation
and abrupt land conversions.
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Table 6 CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O
EF for different type of
vehicles
Type of Vehicle
CO 2 EF
(g/km)
CH 4 EF
(g/km)
N 2 O EF
(g/km)
Two-wheeler
27.79
0.18
0.002
Car
164.22
0.17
0.005
Taxis
164.22
0.01
0.01
Bus
567.03
0.09
0.03
Auto
64.16
0.18
0.002
Truck
799.95
0.09
0.03
Tractor
515.2
0.09
0.03
Other Vehicles
273.46
0.09
0.03
Fig. 3 Spatiotemporal land-use changes in Karnataka. Source Author
The forest cover now is confined to major conservation reserves such as protected
areas, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries. The built-up cover has increased from
0.47 to 3% from 1985 to 2019 causing an impact on agriculture, forest, and lakes
(Fig. 4). This necessitates the sustainable land-use policies to arrest deforestation
and abrupt land conversions.