Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr says his ministry is moving to assist in advancing the country’s sustainable transportation, renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and climate change agendas through a project entitled ‘Supporting Sustainable Transportation through the shift to electric mobility in Jamaica’.

Charles Jr, who was speaking at the first meeting of the Project Steering Committee for the electric mobility project on Thursday September 9, noted that although small, the project would assist in advancing the country’s sustainable transport, renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and climate change agendas.

“This project is a priority for my ministry, in particular the Office of the Chief Technical Director (Policy Planning and Evaluation Division) and the Environment and Risk Management Branch. Through its many iterations, we saw the project concept blossom into a robust, meaningful, and impactful set of deliverables,” the minister said.

The minister further stated that he was particularly pleased at the broad cross section of participants who will comprise the Project Steering Committee.