Despite successfully wooing big tech companies such as Microsoft to invest in a new data centre, Thailand's aspiration to become Southeast Asia's hub for cloud computing might just be a pipe dream. A major hurdle is its outdated energy policy.
Despite successfully wooing big tech companies such as Microsoft to invest in a new data centre, Thailand’s aspiration to become Southeast Asia’s hub for cloud computing might just be a pipe dream. A major hurdle is its outdated energy policy. In mid-March, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft and the Thai government had signed […]
Established in 2024, the Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) is a Bangkok-based think tank and network focused on promoting sustainable financial practices and supporting Thailand’s transition to a low-carbon economy in line with the 1.5°C climate target. Our ultimate objective is to enhance the responsiveness of Thailand’s financial sector to climate challenges and collaborate with […]
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, […]
The awaited new Power Development Plan (PDP) will be finalised by the second quarter of this year. The PDP— which is scheduled to be implemented between 2024 and 2037, will focus more on renewable energy. Prasert Sinsukprasert, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Energy, says the new PDP aligns with Thailand’s climate change goal […]
On March 11, 2024, the Sustainable Development Foundation (Northern Thailand), in partnership with the Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE), hosted a webinar focused on community adaptation and negotiation strategies within the forest carbon credit trading mechanism. The webinar showcased a presentation by Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Director of the Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT). Sarinee […]
In response to escalating global concerns over climate change, Thailand has taken a stride by drafting its Climate Change Act that, if enacted, will be the country's first climate change law. However, critics have raised doubts about whether this draft will help the country reduce emissions and cope with climate change in a sustainable manner. Some wonder whether it is just a paper tiger.
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 […]