Climate Change Master Plan (CCMP) 2015-2050

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CCLW

CCLW national policies

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The National Climate Change Master Plan (2015 -2050) is designed to help Thailand achieve sustainable low carbon growth and climate change resilience by 2050, by following the below missions:<br>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><ul><li>"Building climate resilience into national development policy by integrating directions and measures in all sectors at both national and sub-national levels to ensure country's adaptability to climate change;</li></ul><div><br><br></div><ul><li>Creating mechanisms to reduce GHG emissions, and leading to sustainable low carbon growth;</li></ul><div><br><br></div><ul><li>Building readiness of master plan implementation by enhancing potential and awareness of all development partners; and</li></ul><div><br><br></div><ul><li>Developing database, knowledge, and technology to support climate change adaptation and sustainable low carbon growth" (Missions).</li></ul><div><br><br></div><div><br>&nbsp;To achieve the objectives, the National Climate Change Master Plan (2015 -2050) specifies a set of mitigation, adaptation and capacity building targets.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Short-Term (2016) targets include:<br><br></div><div><br></div><ol><li>Develop medium- and long-term GHG emission reduction targets and prepare roadmaps for implementation by sector (including vulnerability maps, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions roadmap, and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification mechanism);</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Establish domestic incentive mechanism, using both legal and economic measures to encourage low carbon development.</li></ol><div><br><br></div><div><br>&nbsp;Medium-Term (2020) targets include:<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><ol><li>Reduce GHG emissions from energy and transport sectors by 7-20 per cent by 2021 compared to 2005 (subject to level of international support);</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>By 2021, supply at least 25 per cent of energy consumed from renewable energy sources;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Increase ratio of municipalities with more than 10 m2 of green space per capita.</li></ol><div><br><br></div><div><br>&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Long-Term (2020-2050) targets include:<br><br></div><div><br><br></div><ol><li>By 2030 reduce energy intensity by at least 25 per cent compared to a business as usual scenario;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Increase proportion of trips made by public transport;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Reduce proportion of GHG emissions from land transport;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Increase proportion of investment in low carbon and environmental friendly industries;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Reduce open waste dumping area;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Reduce proportion of open burning in agriculture areas;</li></ol><div><br><br></div><ol><li>Reduce carbon intensity of the economy.</li></ol><div><br><br></div><div><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><br>