Thai libraries take action to reduce carbon emissions
The Thai Library Association (TLA) has joined hands with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to launch a project by adopting green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, according to local authorities.
Planting trees in Thailand (Source: Kanepa)Hanoi (VNA) – The Thai Library Association (TLA) has joined hands with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to launch a project by adopting green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, according to local authorities.
According to a press statement released on February 18, over 600 libraries throughout Thailand will participate in the project to promote digital libraries and e-books, encourage environmentally-friendly habits such as using bicycles, reducing the use of paper and plastic, and recycling waste.
SET Senior Executive Vice President Krisada Sektrakul was quoted in the statement as saying that libraries can play a vital role in educating and communicating on the impacts of climate change to the public.
The joint project between the TLA and SET has extended from the “Care the Bear” project initiated last year, to encourage Thailand’s listed firms to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
During the last six months of 2018, SET and 33 capital-market organisations held several eco-friendly events, which have helped successfully reduce the emission of nearly 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the amount obtained from growing approximately 163,509 trees.
Meanwhile, TLA Vice President Satramedhi Suwakhon Siriwongworawat said that the project will help raise public awareness of the need to mitigate climate change, especially among the youth.
The project is expected to build knowledge of climate change for some 600,000 library visitors a year.
Previously, TLA and SET have also collaborated in organising a workshop to help librarians and related staff acquire more knowledge related to climate change, thus encouraging them to take concrete actions for their communities.–VNA
You should also see
PM visits police command centre, checks cultural centre construction in Phu Tho
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the command and control centre of the Phu Tho police and examined the construction of this northern province’s house of culture and arts on April 18.
See more
World
Cambodia sees record number of tourists during traditional New Year holiday
Cambodia recorded almost 22 million domestic and international visitors travelling to different tourist destinations nationwide during the four-day traditional New Year holiday, from April 13 to 16.
World
Indonesia raises alert level to highest, warns of tsunami as volcano erupts
An airport in Madano city, the capital of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, has been ordered closed while hundreds of people evacuated and the alert level raised to the highest on April 18 due to large-scale volcanic eruptions of Mount Ruang.
World
ASEAN culture promoted in Mexico
Typical and diversified culture of ASEAN countries is being promoted at the ongoing ASEAN Week at the headquarters of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies in Mexico city from April 15-19.
World
Thailand, New Zealand agree to elevate ties to strategic partnership
Thailand and New Zealand on April 17 agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic partnership by 2026, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
World
Japan’s 2024 Diplomatic Bluebook sketches out cooperation orientation with ASEAN
The Foreign Ministry of Japan on April 16 announced its 2024 Diplomatic Bluebook, which clarifies the country's orientations to expand relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in general and Vietnam in particular.
