Thammasat University invited

Lt. Col. Dr. Nitipoom Thanat

Mingrujiralai spoke on 'Food Production and the Future Environment' to 79 government officials and executives of local government organizations today Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Asia Airport Hotel.

(Zeer Rangsit), Pathum Thani Province

A family of foreigners we know hurries to return to Europe because the PM2.5 dust value in Bangkok is very high, saying that his wife has a stuffy nose, sneezing, and runny nose.

If inhaled in the body for more than 2 days, there is a risk of dying from coronary heart disease. Bangkok used to be a paradise for families.

Become an area with toxic dust values ​​that exceed the World Health Organization standards.

It is one of the five most dangerous cities in the world from toxic dust.

Going back 10 years, my sister studied in Beijing.

My mother, who had asthma, went to visit and had to rush back.

Because Beijing at that time was ranked among the top in the world in terms of air pollution.

Tiny dust is so toxic that objects can't be clearly seen in photographs.

Hospitals were filled with people falling ill from toxic dust.

In 2017, Beijing spent 18.2 billion yuan (91 billion baht) to tackle smog.

Starting from canceling coal burning in 700 villages, not renewing registrations for 300,000 old cars, and ordering the closure of more than 2,500 old factories in a single year.

Established the Environmental Protection Police Unit to arrest and fine thousands of cases every year.

Only if the fine is hit in Thai money, hundreds of millions of baht per year

The government is building charging stations across Beijing to encourage people to use electric cars, and buses and taxis have also been thrown away.

The government provides subsidies to 70,000 taxi owners to abandon their vehicles using gasoline.

and turned to use the electric train instead

In 2018, the Beijing government urgently built parks, gardens and planted trees.

Wherever it is empty, it is converted to plant trees.

Unbelievable. In 2018 alone, Beijing had 48.3 percent of green space and encouraged people to work in residential areas.

Until then, lanterns in Beijing were only used for lighting.

The Beijing government installed free Wi-Fi at every lamp post.

People can work from home or from a nearby coffee shop.

There is an air pollution detection point (PM2.5) to check the temperature and wind speed.

Hundreds of big screens across Beijing

After seriously addressing the problem of air pollution, in 2021, the concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing decreased by 53%, and it's not just Beijing that has improved.

In the Tianjin, Hebei area, the weather has also improved.

(But there are also some times of the year when the weather is bad due to desert storms.) Beijing's executives don't stop there. In 2021 alone, 10,000 hectares of trees are planted to increase Beijing's forest area.

I have to admit that the problem of air pollution is difficult to solve.

Although the Chinese government has been solving this problem for more than six years, there are still some periods when the weather in cities.

so bad that it is dangerous to health

The Chinese government continues to seriously strive to improve the city's air quality continuously.

Our family members have lived in Beijing for more than 4-5 years each. We have seen this change with our own eyes.

Who would have thought that Beijing's government created an image of a livable metropolis not just for people?

but also for animals

The local government built a bird condo in Beijing to keep the birds safe and fed.

Parks in Beijing are filled with the sounds of birds and animals.

My family and I returned to China during Chinese New Year until now.

Efforts by the Chinese government are seen to improve air quality in every city.

After the COVID-19 crisis

Every local government realizes a very high increase in the sanitation of people's lives.

In terms of clean air, clean soil and clean water,

Nitikarun Mingruchiralai