Bangkok, June 5 – “Thai creates Thai” cares about the environment. push announcement Climate Change Act, manage PM 2.5 with agricultural measures traffic and transportation Ready to support the installation of Solar Rooftop to reduce costs for the public. reduce pollution and energy conservation
Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, leader of the Thai Sang Thai Party, said that June 5 of every year is World Environment Day.
1) Policies to deal with climate change (Climate Change) by pushing for the enforcement of the National Climate Change Act. Mandatory disclosure and submission of factory greenhouse gas emissions data. High greenhouse gas emissions The state must help provide technical knowledge. Ready to enforce a carbon tax (Carbon Tax)
2) The PM 2.5 dust management policy consists of 2 measures: agricultural measures Encourage agriculture to use tools instead of burning forests. and encouraged farmers to grow perennial trees, forest trees, and rare woods to replace agriculture that requires burning stubble. Promoting wet and dry rice growing (Wet & Dry) helps reduce methane gas in the soil. and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
traffic measures public transport and travel Issuing tax measures to grant tax deductions and increased deductions for expenses For entrepreneurs who support the policy "Alternate-overlapping work and study time" and the policy "Work from home or Learn from home"
Including launching the "Building a Thai Electric Motorcycle Project", able to borrow at a low interest rate of not more than 5% per year, buying 1 million electric motorcycles, increasing trade and investment from foreign countries by pushing Thailand to be the center of EV electric vehicle production
3) Policy to install Solar Rooftop for free and use electricity for free The government invests all expenses in installing Solar Rooftop for the public. The operation will be done through the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) or the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA). The Electricity Authority will be responsible for supplying the system. And install the system on the roof of the people who voluntarily participate in the project
All investments will come from the state budget to a fund to promote energy conservation. which was established under the Energy Conservation Promotion Act, 1992, is a low-interest loan that the Fund lends to the Electricity Authority which the Electricity Authority Principal must be returned to the fund within a period of not more than 7 years.
for the main income of the Electricity Authority Is the cost of electricity that the solar rooftop system can produce only the part that exceeds the 210 units that people have the right to use free electricity. .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency