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Applying the lessons of Covid-19 to climate change
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 26/08/2021
» We no longer have the luxury of time to debate climate change or stall on taking action. This was made crystal clear in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The world's leading climate scientists reveal that previous estimates have underestimated how rapidly we will feel the devastating consequences of a warming planet, and how severe the impacts will be -- not in the distant future, but right now.
A just transition requires a major paradigm shift
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 05/08/2021
» Covid-19 is a disease that not only attacks individuals but Thai society. Millions of workers who make subsistence wages or already face household debt now have no income. Thailand is seeing -- like much of the world -- people sliding back into extreme poverty and deeper social inequality. Mental health is deteriorating as a result. Help does not seem at hand for people, who are feeling abandoned by a lack of clear government assistance.
How e-mobility can power Thailand to net zero
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 08/07/2021
» Thailand’s rich natural resources have long driven its economic growth. Minerals such as tin and gypsum, natural gas and coal, teeming forests and seas, have been exploited and minted many businessmen in the kingdom. Rarely considered is its most abundant natural resource, so abundant it is often taken for granted: sunshine.
Bold idea to solve pollution crisis
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 03/06/2021
» While 2021's burning season was not quite as disastrous as in recent years, a game-changing solution for Thailand's pollution crisis remains up in the air. Given the complexity of the factors fuelling these fires, a more ambitious systemic approach is required. Neither past regulatory initiatives nor the piecemeal projects and plans of provincial governments and well-meaning NGOs have succeeded. Without a coordinated effort between the major private sector players, innovators and civil society to create viable alternatives for farmers, Thailand will continue to see major damage to its public health, tourism, and environment during the burning season.
Thailand should embrace 'Race to Zero' challenge
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 13/05/2021
» At his recent Earth Day Climate Summit, US President Joe Biden pledged to cut America's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. If delivered, this promise would transform the US economy -- for the better. Mr Biden's announcement adds to a rapidly growing list of commitments from countries and corporations around the world to move toward net zero emissions, an ambitious goal often referred to as the "Race to Zero".