Air-con, electronics fairs tout Thailand’s lead in climate protection

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Air-con, electronics fairs tout Thailand’s lead in climate protection

By The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- The Commerce and Industry ministries will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol – an international agreement to protect global climate and the ozone layer – at the Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (Bangkok RHVAC) and Bangkok Electric and Electronics (Bangkok E&E) fairs in September.

 

The Commerce Ministry’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) and the Industry Ministry’s Department of Industrial Works are coordinating efforts on the event.

 

DITP director general Malee Choklumlerd said in a press release this week that Thailand is internationally recognised as a global production base for air-conditioning and refrigeration products.

 

“The Bangkok RHVAC and Bangkok E&E, organised by DITP in collaboration with the Federation of Thai Industries; Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Club; Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications and Allied Industry Club; Thai Refrigeration Association; and Department of Industrial Works, are set to underline Thailand’s strength as globally trusted production hub of the two industries,” she said. 

 

“Products from Thailand are well known for high quality, equipped with eco-friendly innovations and technologies that complied with global trends.

 

“Under the Montreal Protocol, Thailand has completely phased out ozone-depleting substances used in the production of air-conditioning and refrigeration units. Today we stand proud as the world and Asia’s leading producer that has successfully helped protect the ozone layer and reduce global warming.”

 

The Bangkok RHVAC and Bangkok E&E will take place from September 7-10 in Halls 98-100 of Bitec in Bang Na. 

 

The trade fairs will feature insightful seminars, a leak-detecting test and a “World Ozone Day Roadshow” photo contest sponsored by education institutes across Thailand, plus exhibitions and performances by renowned musicians.

 

Learn more and register at www.bangkok-rhvac.com or www.bangkok-electricfair.com.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/business/30320744

 

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[observer90210]

Very nice!!....now they should regulate a body to train honest and more efficient air-con maintenance personnel.

 

The profession should regulate itself and install a nationwide quality assessment control on maintenance.

 

Pollution may or may not come from new units........but it definately occurs when the units a poorly maintained by a bunch of cowboys with no idea on what they are doing.

[klauskunkel]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Today we stand proud as the world and Asia’s leading producer that has successfully helped protect the ozone layer and reduce global warming.

Thailand has also developed the General Relativity Theory which led to the inception of the Tour de France.

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

Did all that, and in their spare time found the cure for cancer, sars, bird flu, hiv and ebola. Well done.

 

[phantomfiddler]

And if everyone left their refrigerator door open for 10 minutes a day we could cure global warming :)

[Krataiboy]

Yeah, but. . . 

 

The headline is laughable.  While the aircon industry may be cleaning up its act, the junta is committed to more coal-fired power stations - like the giant planned for Krabi - which are a major health hazard as well as an environmental liability.

 

With a 2,000 kilometer coastline and sunshine virtually around the clock, Thailand should cash in on its most valuable resourse by switching to solar and wave power.

 

Then it might actually justify the claim to be "leading" on climate protection.