Climate action an opportunity to move towards achieving sustainability, says PM

Climate action plan

Phirun Saiyasitpanich, secretary-general of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, said 30% of greenhouse gas reduction by 2030 would be made domestically, while another 10% would come from partnership with other countries.

He said the office was working on a climate action plan, expecting to finish before COP28 in Dubai.

The plan includes promoting low-carbon rice cultivation, seeking partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emission, reforestation, promoting EVs and renewable energy, adopting carbon taxation, he explained.

All climate action must be driven together to achieve the carbon neutrality goal, he said.

He said Thailand would launch a climate change fund to support business operators in low-carbon society transition in November this year. The second phase of greenhouse gas reduction…