Progress has been made in managing household waste and reducing carbon emissions at a local level in Thailand, with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) celebrating the success of the ‘Food Waste Management for Climate Action and a Commitment to Sustainable Thailand’ project. This project aims to broaden emissions reduction efforts and manage carbon credits in alignment with the United Nations’ (UN) objectives.

 

Local government organisations have been handling household waste through the Waste Management for Climate Action programme, spearheaded by Suttipong Juljarern, permanent secretary for the interior. Collaborating on this project are Gita Sabharwal, the UN resident coordinator in Thailand, Krit Jitjang, the managing director of Kasikornbank, and the governors of pilot provinces Lamphun, Loei, Amnat Charoen, and Samut Songkhram.

 

At an event celebrating this accomplishment, Suttipong revealed that since 2019, the MOI has collaborated with local governments in all 76 provinces to address waste management issues and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UN to develop this project. The Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) certified these efforts into carbon credits, with earnings from private-sector credit trading being reinvested into community development, reported Bangkok Post today.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Picture courtesy of the Ministry of Interior

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/thailand-food-waste-project-reduces-emissions-and-promotes-carbon-trading

 

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There is no 'food waste' on our house. My wife is like a human hoover in that respect, seems to just chuck all the left overs in a pan, cracks an egg and fries it - might have a connection to her being the person that sits on the bog more than anyone I have ever known, including my father who used to sleep on the throne.

26 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

my father who used to sleep on the throne.

Prince Richard? 

My GF recycles all food waste which makes my garden the smelliest on the estate.

yet most of the the country still burns for 3 months of the year.......
Agenda 2030 in full swing.