Thailand’s National Energy Plan (NEP) — a blueprint outlining the country’s energy strategy from 2023 to 2037, has earned praise for its goals to increase the use of clean renewable energy in Thailand. The plan states that by 2050, half of electricity consumed must be clean and renewable energy –solar cells, wind, biomass, small nuclear […]
As extreme heat becomes common, Thailand needs a more comprehensive labour protection law to safeguard at-risk migrant workers from hotter climate. Thailand is always hot and humid. Yet the scorching heat this year proved to be punitive. Chhaya Cheam, a 43-year-old domestic worker from Cambodia, was unable to partake in the Songkran festivities with her […]
In Thailand’s National Energy Plan (NEP) — a blueprint outlining the country’s energy strategy from 2023 to 2037 — a small portion of nuclear energy is included as one form of alternative energy. The NEP has set the goal that 50% of energy for consumption must come from clean and renewable sources like wind, solar, […]
Despite commitments to increase the share of renewable energy to combat climate change and promises to adhere to the 1.5°C target outlined by the Paris Agreement, Thailand’s appetite for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tells a different story, putting the country’s sustainable future in jeopardy. In 2023, Thailand experienced a notable surge in LNG imports, reaching […]