An ambitious target to cut greenhouse gases
25% by 2030 requires
that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha look into the
possible
impacts on Thailand's industrial development.
Meeting officials Monday ahead of his
participation in the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCC), the premier asked experts to conduct a study on
whether the industrial
sector will suffer if Thailand goes ahead
with the target, deputy government
spokesman Werachon
Sukondhapatipak said.
Gen
Prayut is scheduled to announce the country's plan to
reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by between 20-25% at the
UNFCCC, which is being held in Parc des Expositions
du
Bourget in Paris, France.
World
leaders are meeting to discuss new commitments to deal
with global warming.
Paris
conference: What you need to know
They expect a new agreement to replace the
1997 Kyoto Protocol international pact, that sets targets for industrialised
countries to
cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse
gases, especially CO2, are blamed for the rise in
world temperatures.
The
issue has become a major environmental concern, causing
debates over control on
energy usage.
Meanwhile, farmers in the Central Plains have
been warned
to prepare for a drought which is expected
to hit the region over
the next three years as average rainfall in mountainous
areas is
decreasing. Sucharit Koontanakulvong, chief of the department
of water
resources engineering at Chulalongkorn University's
faculty of engineering,
said the farming sector will be further hit
by drought for another three years
until there is enough water in
the country's main dams to boost supply.
Mr Sucharit said it usually takes around
three years for sufficient
water to flow in to support dam levels to secure
planting activities
during the dry season.
Average rainfall has dropped by 5-10% since 2011, he said.
News,General,Bangkok Post,1 December 2015.
Glad to hear the Prime Minister has target
to cut greenhouse
gases
25% by 2030.
May we have plan that can support the goal
to complete
with least impact but have high value to industry,business
and
the living life of people.
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