Thailand partners with UN agency to cut CO2 emissions

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Thailand partners with UN agency to cut CO2 emissions

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (May 12) approved a multibillion-baht project with the United Nations to tackle Thailand’s notorious air pollution problem.

 

The Industry Ministry’s Department of Industrial Works was given the green light to partner with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) in a five-year programme to cut emissions of industrial greenhouse gas.

 

The project will apply principles of mutual benefit by using environmentally friendly chemical products or by-products from certain industries to benefit other industries or nearby communities, explained deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul.

 

The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other harmful chemicals, from industrial and urban communities.

 

The project is backed by funding of US$8.966 million (Bt288 million) from the World Environment Fund, with Thai government agencies and participating businesses contributing a further $120 million (Bt3.85 billion).

 

"The project has a duration of five years [2020-2024]. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and long-lasting pollutants by 620 tonnes," said Traisulee.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387731

 

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[bodga]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

The project is backed by funding of US$8.966 million (Bt288 million) from the World Environment Fund,

That'll  buy so many Merc Co2  producers!

Why  not  just burn the money now, it  will produce less hot air and less Co2

[Justgrazing]

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (May 12) approved a multibillion-baht project with the United Nations to tackle Thailand’s notorious air pollution problem

And porkers will fly shortly as well .. 

 

[alant]

no mention of the burning problem I see.

[brokenbone]

just say no to this idiocy

[LeamchabangLarry]

uh huh...

Sounds like another one of these "Thailand, the regional hub of Southeast Asia emission cutting"

"4.0"

[Yinn]

We ban the plastic bag last year.

can reduce air pollution same.

Make me happy.

[cornishcarlos]

7 minutes ago, Yinn said:

We ban the plastic bag last year.

 

A large percentage of the population and businesses never got that memo... 

[Siamjim]

ban nightly trash burning, hot getting late and relaxing in my home and some nut decides to burn cr4ps and smoke everyone out

 

[Yinn]

1 hour ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

A large percentage of the population and businesses never got that memo... 

The largest, Tesco, Big C, Homepro got that memo. 

 

I hope your restaurant also got that memo. Or not?????

[DPKANKAN]

6 hours ago, bodga said:

That'll  buy so many Merc Co2  producers!

Why  not  just burn the money now, it  will produce less hot air and less Co2

Uncle Tu and his cohorts getting their accounts stuffed before proper elections return!!????????????????????????????????

[cornishcarlos]

Just now, Yinn said:

The largest, Tesco, Big C, Homepro got that memo. 

 

I hope your restaurant also got that memo. Or not?????

 

Ah, so today you are focusing on our restaurant ???? Thank you for doing your research again...

We don't use plastic bags for take aways. We do use plastic drink cups though.

You are welcome to visit any time. I think you will find it a lot more hygienic and the staff much better trained than most local eating places.

 

[Grumpy John]

Ate they morons???  If we are to increase food production for an ever increasing global population we will need to double CO2 production,  not cut it.   NOx and CO on the other hand........

[userabcd]

Here's a few tips:

Legislate to control human populations in cities, future births to limit potential increase in pollution generation.

Reduce vehicle ownership and ban all personal motor vehicles and motorcycles from city center's.

Outlaw all personal burning of garbage or any waste product.

Make it mandatory for all commercial, goods delivery and construction vehicles and equipment to be electric in a 25km radius within city centers. 

[Yom]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

... to tackle Thailand’s notorious air pollution problem.

CO2 is colorless, so cover photo correct?
Until now I haven’t seen CO2 measured in Thailand.

 

 

What about PM10 and PM2.5?

Today, May 13 almost everything is 'fine':

 

The North, just one month ago,  April 15  2020:

 

 

 

13 hours ago, webfact said:

The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other harmful chemicals, from industrial and urban communities.

POPs: 
Initially, twelve POPs have been recognized as causing adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem and these can be placed in 3 categories:

• Pesticides: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene;
• Industrial chemicals: hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); and
• By-products: hexachlorobenzene; polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF), and PCBs.

Good luck with this !