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Activities for Thailand

Activities for Thailand

PaSTI has agreed to bilateral cooperation with Thailand in the winter of 2021, with the aim of achieving co-innovation by scaling up transparency and mitigation measures and supporting research and institution building, including domestic institutions.

Online seminar on MRV and transparency in waste sector was held successfully.

Online / September 2022

The online seminar on “Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas, and transparency related scheme(s) in waste production company to implementing Climate Change Act in Thailand” was held successfully. The seminar was attended by a total of around 20 participants, including operators who produce waste and those who treat and manage waste. The speakers introduced the methodology for measurement under the Japanese Law and an automatic measurement sheet referring to the GHG Protocol, which is being developed through the project, and exchanged views with the participants.

Seminar on the waste sector was held successfully.

Online / February 2022

Photo of the Seminar

Photo of the Seminar

An online seminar on “Transparency and MRV related business activities under the climate change actions in the Waste sector” was organized on 15 February 2022. Total 20 Thai participants including major Thai industrial parks and waste management companies were joined this seminar event and learned current status and challenges of MRV in waste sector.

OECC and Thai waste sector expert, Dr. Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Kasetsert University introduced importance of transparency and MRV related activities in private sector. Dr. Wilasinee explained contents of draft Climate Change Act under consideration by Thai government and also the issues that private sector should address under this new legislation. OECC explained Japan’s GHG inventory　system of the waste sector and reporting system under the existing law and regulations.

After the presentations, all the participants joined discussion on GHG emission reduction and MRV activities. Several participants raised questions and opinions on GHG calculation methods, law enforcement, impacts on carbon market projects and price of carbon credit.