Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha will officially announce Thailand's new pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2065 when he attends the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in theUnited Kingdom next week, local media reported.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister VarawutSilpa-archa said Thailand's delegates to the COP26, led by PM Prayut, willsubmit the country's long-term development strategies to lower greenhouse gasemissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC).
This is a roadmap for how Thailand plans to go net zerowithin 44 years, according to the minister.
The government regards climate change to be one of themost concerning issues, as studies have warned that international climatechange mitigation efforts have not been strong enough to stabilise the globalclimate.
Thailand, as one of the Paris Agreement's parties, isdetermined to step up efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, Varawutsaid.
He said Thailand was among the first countries inSoutheast Asia to set long-term low greenhouse gas emission developmentstrategies as a national roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality. Thailand is alsoone of only 33 countries out of 197 Paris Agreement signatories that have clearstrategies to pursue their net-zero carbon emission pledge.
Thailand is ready to work with all stakeholders tofurther the work on climate change mitigation and adaption, such as promotingclean energy transition, phasing out coal, or planting more trees to absorbcarbon, he said.
With close cooperation from all sectors, Thailand couldfulfil its carbon neutrality target by the deadline, he added.
The UN Climate Change Conference is held annually by theUNFCCC to pursue climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, in order tolimit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrialisation levels.The next conference takes place from October 31 to November 12 in the UK’s Glasgow./.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister VarawutSilpa-archa said Thailand's delegates to the COP26, led by PM Prayut, willsubmit the country's long-term development strategies to lower greenhouse gasemissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC).
This is a roadmap for how Thailand plans to go net zerowithin 44 years, according to the minister.
The government regards climate change to be one of themost concerning issues, as studies have warned that international climatechange mitigation efforts have not been strong enough to stabilise the globalclimate.
Thailand, as one of the Paris Agreement's parties, isdetermined to step up efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, Varawutsaid.
He said Thailand was among the first countries inSoutheast Asia to set long-term low greenhouse gas emission developmentstrategies as a national roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality. Thailand is alsoone of only 33 countries out of 197 Paris Agreement signatories that have clearstrategies to pursue their net-zero carbon emission pledge.
Thailand is ready to work with all stakeholders tofurther the work on climate change mitigation and adaption, such as promotingclean energy transition, phasing out coal, or planting more trees to absorbcarbon, he said.
With close cooperation from all sectors, Thailand couldfulfil its carbon neutrality target by the deadline, he added.
The UN Climate Change Conference is held annually by theUNFCCC to pursue climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, in order tolimit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrialisation levels.The next conference takes place from October 31 to November 12 in the UK’s Glasgow./.
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