The cabinet has approved Thailand’s participation in “Smart Green ASEAN Cities”, a regional project jointly coordinated by the European Union (EU) and Asean.
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Pollution Control Department Launches National Haze Forecast Website
The new “Mekong Air Quality Explorer” platform, named after the area it was initially designed to monitor, developed with the US Agency for International Development.
SERVIR-MEKONG INTRODUCES NEW AIR QUALITY EXPLORER POLLUTION MAPPING TOOL
To tackle the problem of air pollution monitoring in Thailand and the lower-Mekong River region
Bangkok Smart City project a source of conflict
Row over plan to purchase land from a community to build an elevated road as part of a “smart city” project raises questions about spending taxpayer money on land expropriation.
High time to tackle haze
Without public support, this new task force risks becoming just another bureaucratic agency content to massage the figures rather than tackle the problem.
UK & Thailand sign energy agreement
Partnership to provide technical assistance and knowledge sharing to support shared learning to improve energy efficiency in 4 strategic areas.
Tris Rating debuts green bond verifier
Existing Asean green bond standard are only general guidelines, not in-depth or technical criteria that can be used to examine how the projects could help the environment.
These Shrimp Leave the Safety of Water and Walk on Land. But Why?
A biologist decided to investigate a shrimp parade that attracts thousands of tourists in a province of Thailand.
E-waste hazard management
Mountains of e-waste piled up in Thai factories contain hundreds of toxic substances, which seep into the environment, contaminating land, air, and water.
Is Thailand prepared for the carbon war?
Tens of thousands of export products that are not yet ready if carbon taxes are imposed by the US and other countries.