The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

COUNTRY INDICATOR ANALYSIS

4.5.2 | TRANSPORTATION

As discussed in section 1.5.4, the transportation sector is a more significant energy consumer than the electricity sector. As reported in their policy documents, major impacts are seen in Antigua and Barbuda (54%) Belize (51%), Barbados (51%), Grenada, Dominica (52%), St. Vincent (67%), Saint Lucia (41%) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (40%). Countries have developed goals to achieve vehicular use that depend on:

• Better fuel efficiency • Environmentally clean fuels • More efficient public transport system • Better traffic management • Alternative to individual vehicle use • Electric and hybrid Vehicles • Flexi-work hours • Tele-commuting • Biofuels • Vehicle emission and fuel efficiency standards

Mandatory quotas for dealers regarding hybrid, EV and efficient vehicles. A holistic approach for the region must consider both land and marine transport sectors since they impact the land, atmosphere and marine environments. Aside from the selected methodologies to account for emissions related to international travel, the region does own and operate planes and ships it needs to account for.

The bar for progress in transforming our transportation systems has unfortunately been set too low given its economic and environmental impact. E.g. targets of between 5% and 15% improvement or no target at all!

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries