16 February , 2024, 13:00 - 15:00 hrs, Associate Professor Dr. Kitikorn Charmondusit, Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies at Mahidol University, Ms. Hitomi Rankine, Chief of the Environment and Development Policy Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Dr. Saravanee Sighthong, Division Director at the National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO), and Professor Leong Yuen Yoong, a co-leader of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) ASEAN Green Future Project, participated in a seminar on the subject of "Carbon Neutrality Campus," with Dr. Praewa Wongburi, the faculty's Assistant to the Dean for Policy, Planning, and International Relations, serving as the moderator.
The seminar functioned as a comprehensive forum dedicated to the exploration of knowledge, policy information, and case studies relevant to the issues of Net Zero Emissions and Carbon Neutrality in the context of campus space management. This assembly provided a platform for the exchange of knowledge and recommendations, fostering collaboration on both national and international scales, with a focus on requisite funding needed to cultivate innovative concepts, and creating collaborative opportunities. The goal of these endeavors is to assist Thai higher education institutions in realizing carbon neutrality and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This strategic alignment is aimed at positioning Thai higher education institutions as sustainable eco-universities in the future.
The seminar on "Carbon Neutrality Campus" is part of the 8th Annual Academic Conference organized by the Sustainable University Network of Thailand (SUN Thailand), under the theme "Actions Toward a Carbon Neutral Society." The event took place at the Parama meeting room, Graduate College, Nawamintharashinee Building, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok.
