“Department of Climate Change” Officially Established

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (TNA) – His Majesty the King has graciously approved the establishment of the “Department of Climate Change and Environment” effective from today.

 

Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion was renamed the Department of Climate Change and Environment. The newly-established body will be responsible for directly addressing climate change issues.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1225228

 

-- Thai News Agency 2023-08-18

 

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[observer90210]

Great. Will they reduce the private cars in metros like Bangkok to lower the pollution ? Doubit it. Will they strongly enforce open air garbage dumps and the burning of dangerous waste in open fields all over ? Doubt. it.

[dinsdale]

I wonder how many more depts will be established for some of the new snouts coming to the trough.

[ChaiyaTH]

Hopefully they also open the department for brains soon.

[Crossy]

So, will they be ensuring that climate-change happens in Thailand?

[Lacessit]

26 minutes ago, Crossy said:

So, will they be ensuring that climate-change happens in Thailand?

Very probably, given Mae Moh power station in Lampang is one of the dirtiest emitters on the planet, and is currently undergoing expansion.

[ikke1959]

So they start to do something at last?? But they don't what first make a committee... How about black smoke cars, polluting industry, promotion of electric motorcycles and cars, better garbage handling, education not to use a motorcycle for a few hundred meters further shop. etc etc.. Probably a new minister to fill his pockets as there are so many parties and all want to have a minister post 

[sqwakvfr]

Maybe it should have been something like "Ministry for Enviornmental Protection and Sustainable Development"???  

[Keep Right]

Thailand is a pathetically corrupt country and this new agency will be another avenue for corruption.

[poskat]

Sounds like someone realized how much money could be skimmed off the budget of a department that doesn't have to deal with quantfiable sucess.

 

And just the kickbacks on  buying chinese solar panels alone will satisfy a large number of snouts

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The newly-established body will be responsible for directly addressing climate change issues.

Can't wait to see this.

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Great. Will they reduce the private cars in metros like Bangkok to lower the pollution ? Doubit it. Will they strongly enforce open air garbage dumps and the burning of dangerous waste in open fields all over ? Doubt. it.

Looking forward to some of the London style measures being applied to Bangkok!

[Peterphuket]

13 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Very probably, given Mae Moh power station in Lampang is one of the dirtiest emitters on the planet, and is currently undergoing expansion.

Did you ever have been in China?

[Lacessit]

20 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

Did you ever have been in China?

No. That's down to the number of coal - burning power stations.

 

The order of fossil fuel ( cleanest to dirtiest ) is methane - natural gas - oil - black coal - brown coal - lignite.

 

Mae Moh is fuelled by lignite.

[mikebell]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The newly-established body will be responsible for directly addressing climate change issues.

First there will be regular meetings with free lunches; Committee members can invite all their pals; preferably those owning lucrative businesses.  Many photos will be taken of police stopping a black-smoking vehicle driven by a farang.  Acres of burning fields will be ignored; temples will be granted special dispensations to continue burning their refuse.  Double glazing & solar panels will be made available at 'special' prices through Committee members.

[carlyai]

Great to see we are all positive about this. :)

[Sharp]

UK TV

THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE
UK Channel 4 Documentary 

[Captor]

On 8/18/2023 at 2:13 PM, ikke1959 said:

So they start to do something at last?? But they don't what first make a committee... How about black smoke cars, polluting industry, promotion of electric motorcycles and cars, better garbage handling, education not to use a motorcycle for a few hundred meters further shop. etc etc.. Probably a new minister to fill his pockets as there are so many parties and all want to have a minister post 

In a couple of months the burnings will start again. I am excited to see what they have learned from last years butnings...NOT! That is all forgotten now...it will be a new surprice same as every year.

[kwonitoy]

On 8/18/2023 at 5:30 AM, Crossy said:

So, will they be ensuring that climate-change happens in Thailand?

I think their aiming to be the "HUB" of climate change in SEA

[huangnon]

Awarding 'carbon credits' to the corporate polluters, while taxing every day citizens using the Malthusian "people pollute" scam..

Don't hold your breath about slash n burn farming, or actual air pollution though.