As more people across the globe opt for clean vehicles for their modes of transportation, barely 1 percent of vehicles in Morocco rely on clean energy.
According to a note published by the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) on sustainable mobility, Morocco only counts 300 electric vehicles and 2,000 hybrid cars among its national fleet.
Morocco’s fleet experiences an annual growth of 5 percent, as car rates in the country are approximately 56 per 1,000 inhabitants, ranking Morocco sixth in Africa.
The national transportation policies continue to focus mainly on vehicles instead of individuals, contributing to deeper social disparities in addition to the negative effects on the environment, the CESE’s note adds.
Personal cars remain the most favorable transportation mode in Morocco, representing 68 percent of the total of vehicles running on Moroccan streets.
The CESE warns that this model for transportation is not sustainable as it promotes social disparities as well as negatively affects the environment.
The council notes several recommendations, mainly the development of an integrated sustainable mobility model that aims to improve access to public means of transportation, thus reducing dependence on personal cars and therefore minimizing spatial and social disparities.
Social, economic and environmental standards must be integrated into the preparation for current and future transportation policies, the CESE continues, in order to ensure that all citizens have access to transportation, while also limiting the environmental impact.
The CESE also mentions the impending need to update the road safety code and to form an inter-ministerial committee with regional extensions responsible for sustainable mobility.
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