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The Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO) (Thai: องค์การบริหารจัดการก๊าซเรือนกระจก (องค์การมหาชน), RTGS: Ongkan Borihan Chatkan Kat Ruean Krachok (Ongkan Maha Chon)); or อบก., RTGS: oboko) is an autonomous governmental organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) established by the royal decree, Establishment of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (Public Organisation) BE 2550 (2007). It is responsible for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Thailand. The royal decree was effective as of 7 July 2007.

Management and budget

As of 2020 the executive director of the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization is Mr.Kiatchai Maitriwong. TGO's budget for FY2019 is 158.1 million baht.

National goal

Thailand signed the Paris Agreement on climate change on 22 April 2016. It submitted an "Intended Nationally Determined Contribution" (INDC) target for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions between 7–20% of the "business as usual" (BAU) scenario by 2020. By 2030 Thailand has pledged to reduce GHG emissions by 20–25% from the BAU baseline.

Objectives

Section 7 of the decree establishing TGO prescribed TGO's objectives:

1. to analyse, scrutinise, and collect views and opinions in relation to the approval of projects, as well as to pursue and appraise authorised projects
2. to promote the market for greenhouse gas emissions trading
3. to be an information centre for greenhouse gas operations
4. to create a database of authorised projects and the approved trading of greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with policy determined by the national board
5. to enhance the efficiency as well as instruct public agencies and private bodies in greenhouse gas operations
6. to manage greenhouse gas management public relations
7. to support climate change operations

Progress

According to the Bangkok Post, in 2006, the year before TGO was established, Thailand emitted 232 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide (CO₂), 44 million tonnes of that number from burning coal. By 2016, Thailand's CO₂ emissions had risen to 342 million tonnes, 65 million tonnes of it from coal burning. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) numbers differ: it reports total emissions figures of 202 Mt in 2006 and 245 Mt in 2016. As of 2018, Thailand's greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. A slight reduction in the annual GHG growth rate of 3.3% in 2014 is attributed to greenhouse gas reduction measures and sequestration by forests.

References

1. ^ "Background of the Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO)". Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO). Retrieved 6 June 2016.
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งองค์การบริหารจัดการก๊าซเรือนกระจก (องค์การมหาชน) พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. (๒๕๕๐, ๖ กรกฏาคม). ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, (เล่ม ๑๒๔, ตอนที่ ๓๑ ก). หน้า ๕๓-๖๙.
3. "About TGO / Organization Structure". Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
4. Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019. Bureau of the Budget. September 2018. p. 87. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. "Thailand's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)" (PDF). United Nations Climate Change. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
6. ^ "The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan, 2017–2021". Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
7. "Energy After-Effects". Bangkok Post. 2019-04-22. p. 2 of Asia Focus section (chart).
8. "CO2 emissions* Thailand 1990 - 2016". International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
9. Annual Report 2013 (PDF) (in Thai) (Latest available ed.). Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO). 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

External links

• Works related to 2007 Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation Establishment Decree at Wikisource

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