Carbon footprint is intricately related with the consumption and lifestyle pattern of individuals.
The transport sector is one of the major sectors that effects lifestyle in a significant
way and is the major contributor towards the city emissions. This paper attempts to estimate
the carbon footprint arising from household’s use of road transport in the city of Kolkata
across various income categories. The objective is to see how the footprint changes
across income categories and also what factors drive changes in the footprint values across
the defined income categories. The study has been based on primary surveys done across
the city of Kolkata by choosing about 500 households across various income classes
defined. Estimation of carbon footprint shows a clear picture of the relation between people’s
affluence and the average per capita footprint. It clearly shows that per capita footprint
from transport use increases with income. Further results show that income,
vehicle ownership and per capita transport expenditure has significant and positive impact
on per capita footprint of households from road transport use.