DOTr, UNDP Hold Low Carbon Transport Forum
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in partnership with the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the promotion of Low Carbon
Urban Transport System (LCUTS) in a forum held at Novotel Manila in Quezon
City on Tuesday, January 07.
The LCUTS in the Philippines Project aims to help promote and create an
enabling environment for the commercialization of low carbon urban
transport systems, like electric and hybrid vehicles, in the country.
According to DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark
de Leon, the department is really looking into having a clean environment
in the country and that's by going electric. And through this forum, the
Transport Department will be able to study the impact of e-vehicles,
incentives to users, as well as standards and regulations to make.
He added that the said forum is also being done "to address environmental
impact brought about by the transportation sector. And this project aims to
reduce that impact by focusing on low carbon transport solutions such as
electric vehicles, development of bikeways, cable cars, and projects and
policies promoting clean transport options."
In her speech, DOTr Assistant Secretary for Planning and Project
Development Sheilah Napalang said that through the Low Carbon Transport
Forum, the public and the private sectors can further push for modern
vehicle deployment that are also environmentally sustainable.
The initiatives that are included in the project are Public Utility Vehicle
Modernization Program (PUVMP), the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS),
and the promotion of non-motorized transport through the Metro Manila
Greenways project, among others.
The forum had seven sessions which include discussions on Policy Framework
and Regulations on Low Carbon Urban Transport, PUV Modernization Program,
Government Product Standards on Public Utility Vehicles, Financing Green
Transport, Effective Business Models and Private Sector Practices, Joint
Study on Electric Vehicles, and Development of a Transportation Management
Tool for Route Rationalization.
