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Report】Conducted a carbon neutral seminar in Thailand jointly with the Thai Ministry of Industry and Factories Department.
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The International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT) held a two-day carbon neutral seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 18 and 19 in cooperation with the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of the Thai Ministry of Industry to promote decarbonization efforts by Thai SMEs and others.
ICETT and DIW signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation to achieve carbon neutrality in Thai industry in May this year, and this seminar will be held as part of the cooperative activities based on the MoU (this is the second seminar held this year, following the one held when the MoU was signed).
The seminar was attended by a total of approximately 300 participants, including Thai SMEs (including Japanese companies) and Thai government agencies, over a two-day period, where lectures and exercises were conducted on practical matters related to the calculation and reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition, participants, including lecturers, actively exchanged opinions on issues and initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality.
- Date: Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Venue: Bangkok, Thailand (Venue: Sukosol Hotel)
- Attendees (seminar participants): Thai companies, Thai government officials, etc. (about 600 people in total over 2 days)
- Seminar speakers: DIW, ICETT, Thai SME Development Bank, and Thai Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO),
Choo Kankyo Business Co.
Seminar (Sept. 18 and 19) Main Topics
- Outline of Financing Scheme for Environmental Initiatives in Thailand
Mr. Pornchai JIRASOPON, SME Development Bank - Thailand's Policy Toward Carbon Neutrality in the Industrial Sector
Mr. DIW Pattanan TARIN - Overview of Green Industry Certification System in Thailand
Mr. DIW Pattamawan KHUNPRASERT - Importance and benefits of working toward carbon neutral management
Mr. Masao Tomizawa, Kouei Kankyo Business Co. - Approaches to Achieving Carbon Neutrality
ICETT Takeshi Suzuki - Introduction to carbon credits and international certification systems (SBT certification, CDP, RE100, etc.)
Mr. Masao Tomizawa, Kouei Kankyo Business Co. - Overview and calculation method of GHG emissions through the supply chain (Scope 1, 2, 3)
Mr. Masao Tomizawa, Kouei Kankyo Business Co. - Overview of Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) based on LCA
ICETT Koto Yanogawa - TGO's support scheme and database for GHG emission accounting for Thai companies
Mr. TGO Pathom CHAIYAPRUKSATON - Interactive session (exchange of opinions) on carbon neutral initiatives for participating companies, etc.
Mr. Masao Tomizawa, Kouei Kankyo Business Co.
Results and future developments/efforts, etc.
We believe that this seminar helped to deepen the understanding of the current situation and challenges and specific emission reduction initiatives among the parties concerned regarding decarbonization management and GHG emission reduction efforts in Thailand. We will use this opportunity to further strengthen the relationship of mutual cooperation between ICETT and DIW, and to provide continuous and effective support.
As a concrete initiative for the future, we plan to hold the third seminar in Thailand during this fiscal year (around January or February 2025) on initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality.
In the next fiscal year and beyond, based on the results of this seminar, we plan to hold seminars on initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality in Thailand, and to provide accompanying support (GHG emissions calculation, etc.) to (individual) Thai companies in order to link this to actual GHG emissions reductions. We also plan to provide accompanying support (GHG emissions calculation, etc.) to (individual) Thai companies to help them actually reduce GHG emissions.
