Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization

The Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO) (องค์การบริหารจัดการก๊าซเรือนกระจก (องค์การมหาชน), ); or อบก., ) is an autonomous governmental organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) established by the royal decree, Establishment of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (Public Organisation) BE 2550 (2007). It is responsible for reducing  greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Thailand. The royal decree was effective as of 7 July 2007.

Management and budget
the executive director of the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization is Mr.Kiatchai Maitriwong. TGO's budget for FY2019 is 158.1 million baht.

National goal
Thailand signed the Paris Agreement on climate change on 22 April 2016. It submitted an "Intended Nationally Determined Contribution" (INDC) target for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions between 7–20% of the "business as usual" (BAU) scenario by 2020. By 2030 Thailand has pledged to reduce GHG emissions by 20–25% from the BAU baseline.

Objectives
Section 7 of the decree establishing TGO prescribed TGO's objectives:


 * 1) to analyse, scrutinise, and collect views and opinions in relation to the approval of projects, as well as to pursue and appraise authorised projects
 * 2) to promote the market for greenhouse gas emissions trading
 * 3) to be an information centre for greenhouse gas operations
 * 4) to create a database of authorised projects and the approved trading of greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with policy determined by the national board
 * 5) to enhance the efficiency as well as instruct public agencies and private bodies in greenhouse gas operations
 * 6) to manage  greenhouse gas management public relations
 * 7) to support climate change operations

Progress
According to the Bangkok Post, in 2006, the year before TGO was established, Thailand emitted 232 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide (CO2), 44 million tonnes of that number from burning coal. By 2016, Thailand's CO2 emissions had risen to 342 million tonnes, 65 million tonnes of it from coal burning. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) numbers differ: it reports total emissions figures of 202 Mt in 2006 and 245 Mt in 2016. , Thailand's greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. A slight reduction in the annual GHG growth rate of 3.3% in 2014 is attributed to greenhouse gas reduction measures and sequestration by forests.