Minister Varawut Silpa-archa Presented the Vision Towards Climate Changes for the Sustainable Business Growths

On this day (24th April 2023) at 09.00 a.m., Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, the Minister for Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), had a special speech, the Blue Planet Needs Us Now, in Earth Jump 2023: New Frontier of Growth, which was a business seminar hosted by Kasikorn Thai Bank PLC at Samyan Mitrtown. He believed in the potentials of Thai people and the cooperation with all sectors to drive movements regarding climate changes while growing the economy and developing capital markets for sustainably conducting and growing businesses.

MNRE emphasized on the importance of the cooperation with all sectors for changes leading to the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050 and zero greenhouse gas emission by 2065. The nationally determined contribution (NDC) was also set in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions for 40 percent by 2030. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment drove the implementations of plans such as developing the mechanisms of the carbon credit markets inside and outside the country, increasing the numbers of greenhouse gas storages and absorptions, supporting reforestations and carbon credit shares, applying carbon traps and carbon storage technologies, encouraging the business sector to change businesses into low carbon businesses, having low investment amounts and high returns for handling the effects from the climate changes, moving towards sustainable businesses, driving the (drafted) Climate Change Act B.E. …. and establishing the Department of Climate Changes and Environment.