(BusinessMirror) THEY vanished from Philippine roads in the thick of one of the world’s strictest pandemic lockdowns.
Now, Manila’s colorful jeepneys may disappear for good as the government seeks to cut planet-warming emissions.
The Southeast Asian nation is pursuing a plan to replace highly polluting jeepney models with modern minibuses that run on cleaner fuels or electricity.
But the program is facing pushback from drivers who need more financial support to make the shift, putting at risk the country’s goal of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 75 percent by the end of the decade from 2020 levels.
Only 4 percent of the Philippines’ 158,000 jeepneys have been replaced with a more climate-friendly alternative since the government’s program began in 2017, according to official data… Read More
