The E-Jeepney Initiative of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities

The E-Jeepney Initiative of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of a Pioneering Contribution to Inclusive Energy Transition in the Philippines’ Public Transport

by Maria Rosario Felizco

This report draws on the ten-year experience (from 2007 to 2017) of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (formerly Green Renewable Independent Power Producer, Inc. or GRIPP) in pioneering the adoption of e-jeepneys in the country, which identified intricacies and substantial unpredictability inherent in introducing innovative and inclusive urban transportation solutions.

About the Author

Maria Rosario “Lot” S. Felizco is an Assistant Professor in Anthropology at the College of Social Sciences in University of the Philippines – Baguio and was a Senior Lecturer at the College of Social Work and Community Development at University of the Philippines – Diliman.

She has led several international NGOs in East Asia and in the Philippines, including Oxfam Hong Kong, Oxfam Pilipinas, and Christian Aid-Philippines in implementing development, humanitarian and advocacy programs, and supporting organizational development of civil society.

Her research interests include civil society, social movements, and social accountability, gender and development, climate justice and just energy transition, community resilience, development and humanitarian financing and programming.

Citation

Felizco, MR (2024). The e-Jeepney Initiative of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of a Pioneering Contribution to Inclusive Energy Transition in the Philippines’ Public Transport System. Quezon City: Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities.