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PMUS: First Meeting of the Inter-institutional Commission for Sustainable Mobility Held 06/11/2025 Share With the participation of high-ranking officials from ministries and the Planning and Budget Office (OPP), the first meeting of the Inter-institutional Commission for Sustainable Mobility was held. The Commission aims to coordinate policies related to the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of passenger and freight transport throughout the country. The meeting reaffirmed the Government's commitment to sustainable mobility as a priority policy. The first meeting of the Inter-institutional Commission for Sustainable Mobility was held, comprised of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM); the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP); the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (MVOT); the Ministry of Environment (MA); the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF); and the Planning and Budget Office (OPP). The first meeting was attended by Minister Fernanda Cardona, Minister Lucía Etcheverry, Minister Tamara Paseyro, Minister Edgardo Ortuño, Deputy Director of the Planning and Budget Office (OPP), Jorge Polgar, and MEF advisor Ana Inés Morató. The objective of this commission is “to coordinate the implementation of policies related to the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of passenger and freight mobility, at the local, departmental, and national levels.” It was established within the framework of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Policy (PMUS), approved on February 25, 2025, through Decree 50/025. The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (PMUS) is the product of an inter-institutional process that began in 2014 through the Inter-institutional Group on Energy Efficiency in Transportation and continued in 2019 through the Ministries of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment (MVOTMA) (now MVOT and MA), Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), and Planning and Budget Office (OPP), with support from European cooperation through Euroclima to finance specific activities and technical assistance. Minister Cardona highlighted the work of the technical teams throughout the process and stated that this first meeting between the authorities is also a way to "give the necessary impetus so that the technical teams can continue working." She emphasized the importance of sending a clear signal that sustainable mobility is a priority policy for the Government. The Director of Energy, Arianna Spinelli, gave a presentation on the PMUS, explaining that the new concept of mobility places the movement of people and goods at its core. Furthermore, she addressed sustainable mobility in its environmental dimensions (limiting gas emissions and waste generation, minimizing the consumption of non-renewable energy, reusing and recycling components, minimizing space usage and noise generation); economic dimensions (operating efficiently, offering alternative modes of transportation, and contributing to economic development and competitiveness); and social dimensions (enabling safe and equitable access to the city and the satisfaction of individuals' basic needs, taking into account socioeconomic factors, gender, disabilities, etc.). In this sense, sustainable mobility aims to avoid and reduce the need for motorized travel; shift towards more environmentally friendly modes of transportation; and improve the energy efficiency of transportation. Cardona emphasized the importance of the fact that existing proposals, developed by technical experts, are based on evidence. For their part, the other representatives of the institutions comprising the commission celebrated the holding of this first meeting and expressed their commitment to working together to advance the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). Following this meeting, it was decided that the secretariat of the commission, which will be rotating, will be held by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) in this initial phase. Furthermore, each institution will soon submit the names of those who will comprise the technical working group. The group may request the participation of other stakeholders such as the Congress of Mayors, Municipalities, ANCAP (National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland Cement), UTE (State Electricity Company), UNASEV (National Road Safety Unit), URSEA (Regional Energy Regulatory Unit), academia, representatives of civil society, among others. Image Gallery 1 / 7 Authorities Download image: Authorities Previous Next Download all images (.zip 1.96 MB) 8 images, 1.96 MB Tags Environmental Decarbonization Renewable energies Energy Electric Mobility Energy Efficiency Renewable energies Sustainable development
