Sustainable Urban Transport Project

The Sustainable Urban Transport project is a proposed programme in the Philippines designed to decarbonize the transport sector by scaling the production and uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and promoting non-motorized transit. With a total indicative cost of USD 248,195,408, the project seeks USD 186,627,231 from the Green Climate Fund to overcome high upfront capital costs and limited domestic manufacturing capacity. Key objectives include deploying 3,000 e-jeepneys and 5,500 e-trikes, conducting a feasibility study for Electric Bus Rapid Transit (eBRT), and developing financing mechanisms through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK). The project expects to reduce emissions by 708,250 to 991,550 tCO2-eq over its lifespan and create direct employment for approximately 100,000 beneficiaries.

• The project aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by 708,250 tCO2-eq to 991,550 tCO2-eq over its lifespan, with specific targets for the deployment of 3,000 electric jeepneys and 5,500 electric tricycles in selected Local Government Units (LGUs).
• The Philippine transport sector is heavily dependent on road-based vehicles, with jeepneys accounting for approximately 40% of all vehicle trips and 7% of transport-related GHG emissions as of 2015.
• A significant financial gap exists for climate-related investments in the Philippines, with an estimated annual financing gap of USD 3.72 billion based on a comparison of USD 7.67 billion in requirements against USD 3.95 billion in available financing.
• The project will implement four primary objectives: increasing the supply and competitiveness of electric vehicles, increasing EV uptake through policy and capacity building, exploring Electric Bus Rapid Transit (eBRT) deployment, and supporting non-motorized transit options.
• The project intends to support the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) roadmap, which targets an annual electric vehicle production growth rate of 13%.
• The programme will pilot a decommissioning mechanism to scrap at least 5% of old jeepneys and tricycles during implementation to facilitate the shift to low-emission fleets.
• The total indicative cost of the project is USD 248,195,408, with USD 186,627,231 requested from the Green Climate Fund through grants and subordinated loans.

APA

Green Climate Fund (n.d.). Sustainable Urban Transport Project. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25290-sustainable-urban-transport-project.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Sustainable Urban Transport Project. n.d. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25290-sustainable-urban-transport-project.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefundndsustainable, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Sustainable Urban Transport Project}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25290-sustainable-urban-transport-project.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }