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Thailand Introduces Landmark Climate Legislation with Carbon Taxes

12/3/2025

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Thailand's government unveiled its first formal climate change legislation, proposing new carbon taxes and a cap-and-trade emissions trading system.
The cap-and-trade mechanism aims to reduce emissions and has no start date.
The plan requires further approvals from Parliament to become law and may be revised, as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's cabinet agreed on Tuesday.
The cabinet's agreement signals ongoing revisions as the policy advances through the legislative process.

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Thailand's government unveiled its first formal climate change legislation, proposing new carbon taxes and a cap-and-trade emissions trading system.
The cap-and-trade mechanism aims to reduce emissions and has no start date.
The plan requires further approvals from Parliament to become law and may be revised, as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's cabinet agreed on Tuesday.
The cabinet's agreement signals ongoing revisions as the policy advances through the legislative process.