Uploaded on 2017-06-19 by monchai kijbamrung

1. What are the dominant fossil fuels used in your country? the dominant fossil fuels in thailand are 47% petroleum products, 6% natural gas and 10% coal and its products from its whole energy consumption. (source: TDRI (thailand development research institute) 2. Where are the dominant fossil fuels mainly used for in your country? petroleum oil is mainly used for transportation and industrial usages. on the other hand, natural gas and coal are mainly used for electricity. (source: https://www.reeep.org/thailand-2014) 3. It is your task to create a new policy in order to improve the environmental friendly and sustainable sources and consumption of energy of your country. due to the fact that thailand is dependent on importing its electricity (from laos and malaysia) and oil, it is susceptible to the fluctuation of energy prices. therefore, to be more safe, it has to produce and utilize more of its renewable energy such as solar energy, biofuels, wind currents and hydro-power. there should be more regulations within the industry sector to reduce transmission and distribution losses. public transport should be expanded as well as public awareness of energy consumption to be promoted.