Thailand sets new carbon neutrality goal as Prayut announces targets at COP26

Climate-change activists from the Glasgow Actions Team wearing masks depicting images of world leaders, take part in a "Squid Game" themed demonstration during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Climate negotiators at the COP26 summit were banking on the world’s most powerful leaders to give them a boost before they embark on two weeks of fraught discussions over who should do what to slow the rise in global temperatures. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK, Nov 2 (Bernama): Thailand has aimed to step up its climate change ambition by increasing its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to 40 per cent, and aims to reach the Net Zero Emissions in 2050.

Speaking at the World Leaders Summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha underscored the country’s commitment and willingness to be more aggressive in addressing the climate change challenges.