A Strategic Approach to Climate Change in the Philippines

Globally, the Philippines is a minor emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but cost-effective mitigation present opportunities that should be captured, noting that the country is one of the signatory member states to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. The country accounts for less than 0.3 percent of global GHG emissions in 2004.4 However, emissions are on the rise from both energy-use and land-use changes. Even if the absolute scale will remain small, there are increasing number of development projects under preparation, which offers opportunities for cost-effective mitigation and adaptation measures. The Philippine Government's response to the climate change challenge has been active institutionally noting the recent restructuring of the Presidential task force on climate change. However, a clear strategy and action plan are still lacking. The international donor community, including development partners such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is actively engaged in addressing climate change in the Philippines. There are several initiatives on capacity building for GHG accounting, monitoring and reporting, for preparation of a second National Communication to the UNFCCC, governance, renewable energy, urban air quality management, and forest management. There are likewise several World Bank supported climate change-related activities, with nine active operations. These encompass primarily energy sector operations.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Transport and Traffic Planners (TTPI) Inc., CPI Energy Phils., Inc.
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-04
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS, AIR, AIR POLLUTANTS, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, AIR SERVICES, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORT, AIRPORTS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE FUEL, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, BICYCLE LANES, BIKEWAYS, BUS, BUS COSTS, BUS OPERATION, BUS ROUTE, BUS STOP, BUS TRANSPORT, BUSES, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAR, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON EMISSION, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON TRANSPORT, CARS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CITY TRANSPORT, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMUTERS, CONGESTION PRICING, DIESEL, DIESEL BUS, DIESEL BUSES, DIESEL VEHICLES, DRIVER TRAINING, DRIVERS, DRIVING, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, EMISSION, EMISSION FACTORS, EMISSION LEVEL, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION STANDARDS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM ROAD, EMISSIONS FROM ROAD TRANSPORT, EMISSIONS PER PASSENGER, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, FOSSIL ENERGY, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUELS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FLOWS, FREIGHT MOVEMENT, FREIGHT TERMINALS, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FUEL, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES, FUEL CONSERVATION, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL COST, FUEL COST SAVINGS, FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT, FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES, FUEL OIL, FUEL SAVINGS, FUEL STANDARDS, FUEL TYPE, FUEL USE, FUEL-EFFICIENT DRIVING, FUGITIVE EMISSIONS, GASOLINE, GASOLINE VEHICLES, GHG, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, HIGHWAYS, HYBRID VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSPECTION, INSPECTION STATION, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND USE, LANES, LIGHT RAIL, LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, LOCAL AIR POLLUTANTS, LOCAL AIR QUALITY, LOCAL ROADS, LONG-DISTANCE, LONG-DISTANCE PASSENGER, LOW CARBON ECONOMY, LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, LOW-CARBON, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MASS TRANSIT, MILEAGE, MODAL SHARE, MODAL SHIFT, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLES, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NOISE, PASSENGER SERVICE, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER TRIPS, PASSENGERS, PASSENGERS PER DAY, PASSENGERS PER HOUR, PEAK DEMAND, PEAK HOURS, PEAK TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN ZONES, PORT FACILITIES, PRIVATE TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT PASSENGERS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC WORKS, RAIL EXPANSION, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAY SYSTEM, RAILWAYS, RAPID TRANSIT, RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS, REDUCTION IN FUEL CONSUMPTION, REDUCTIONS IN VEHICLE USE, RIDERS, RIDERSHIP, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT EMISSIONS, ROAD VEHICLE EMISSIONS, ROADS, ROUTES, SIDEWALKS, TAX, TAXI OPERATORS, TAXIS, TIRES, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, TRAFFIC PLANNERS, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAINS, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES, TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT ENERGY USE, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT PLANNING, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT POLICY FRAMEWORK, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SECTOR EMISSIONS, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORT STUDIES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORT USERS, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS, TRAVEL SPEED, TRIPS, TRUCKS, URBAN RAIL, URBAN RAIL SYSTEM, URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS, URBAN TRAFFIC, URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION, URBAN TRANSPORT, VEHICLE, VEHICLE DESIGN, VEHICLE EFFICIENCY, VEHICLE EMISSION, VEHICLE KILOMETERS, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COST, VEHICLE POPULATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE RESTRICTION, VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS, VEHICLE SPEEDS, VEHICLE TAXES, VEHICLE TRAFFIC, VEHICLE TYPES, VEHICLE-KILOMETER, WALKING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447741468332660629/A-strategic-approach-to-climate-change-in-the-Philippines-an-assessment-of-low-carbon-interventions-in-the-transport-and-power-sectors-final-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27900
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