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Thailand's "Energy Efficiency Plan 2015" (EEP2015) and "Alternative Energy Development Plan 2015-2036" (AEDP2015) lay out the nation's plans to conserve energy and move to renewable energy. [4] Both plans have the same period, ending in 2036. [5] AEDP's goal is for renewable energy to contribute 30% of Thailand's total energy production by 2036 ...
Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) and other agencies have developed standards in order to reduce air pollution. The standards focus on shifting to lower-emissions vehicle engines and improving public transportation. In 1999, 80% of the motorcycles on the road in Bangkok had environmentally unfriendly two-stroke engines. [32]
Water designated for human consumption as drinking water may be subject to specific drinking water quality standards. In the United States, for example, such standards have been developed by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, [14] are mandatory for public water systems, [15] and are enforced via a comprehensive monitoring and correction ...
Thailand could lower the use of plastic bags by as many as one million bags a day if everyone used one fewer plastic bag a day. [7] The program was partially superseded by Thailand's ban on single-use plastic bags at major retail outlets as of 1 January 2020. [8]
The Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) reports that the water quality of major rivers flowing into the upper Gulf of Thailand has seriously deteriorated in the past decade. The department found the lower Chao Phraya River , which flows through Bangkok, contains bacteria and nutrient pollution from phosphates , phosphorus , and nitrogen .
Operators must use the BAT to control pollution from their industrial activities to prevent, and where that is not practicable, to reduce to acceptable levels, pollution to air, land and water from industrial activities. The Best Available Techniques also aim to balance the cost to the operator against benefits to the environment.
For example, when comparing drinking water quality parameters in Kenya and Ethiopia with published guideline values (thresholds), scientists compared several standards: the Kenyan drinking water standard, Ethiopian standard, WHO health guideline, WHO Aesthetic guideline and the EAS (East African Standards) for natural potable water.
In some places, such as the United States, all the water supplied to residences by utilities must meet primary (health-based) drinking water standards. Regulations may require large-scale treatment systems to remove arsenic from the water supply. The effectiveness of any method depends on the chemical makeup of a particular water supply.