Today (September 5, 2023) at 9:30 a.m., Mr. Jatuporn Buruspat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Natural Resources and Environment) is the Chairman of GEOTHAI 2023 under the topic “Extending Thai geological knowledge towards sustainable development. ” It is to provide a platform for more than 400 experts, academics, and practitioners in the field of geology and mineral resources from government agencies, the private sector, educational institutions, and related professional associations to exchange and share experiences through special lecture meetings, and presentation of academic work under the subtopics of Geology for the People, Environmental Geology for the People, and Geology for Learning for the People. and academic discussions on the topic of geology to support a low carbon society, geological disaster management in Thailand, and geoparks and sustainable management between 5 - 7 September 2023 at the Department of Mineral Resources and through electronic media.  

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment revealed that “Currently, the world's climate has passed from 'global warming' to a 'world boiling' situation, whether it be higher temperatures, unstable weather, floods, drought, sea level rise or coastal erosion intensifies. It was a huge disaster that greatly affected the lives of people around the world. From the situation that has occurred, Thailand has cooperated with the international community in solving this problem. We pledge that we will strive to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and will work towards achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2065. We must receive adequate financial, technological, and capacity-building support from developed countries and relevant international organizations in a timely manner. In order to achieve these commitments, we need cooperation from many sectors to jointly reduce greenhouse gas emissions which are linked to geological knowledge, such as reducing Carbon Footprint from mining and downstream industries, hydraulic cement production as well as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage or CCUS research.