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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Thailand · 2024–2025

Thailand-Swiss electric bus deal books emission cuts to Switzerland

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More than 2,000 electric buses came to Bangkok under a Thailand–Switzerland programme, KliK reported. The emission reductions are booked to Switzerland, not to Thailand.

What?
More than 2,000 electric buses came to Bangkok under a Thailand–Switzerland agreement, with the emission reductions booked to Switzerland. KliK
Where?
Bangkok, Thailand KliK
When?
Programme reported for 2024 to 2025 KliK
Who?
Gained
  • Switzerland — Emission reductions booked to Switzerland KliK
Lost
  • Thailand — Emission reductions from the buses are not booked to Thailand KliK
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The buses were supplied under a Thailand–Switzerland agreement, and the reductions are booked to Switzerland. KliK
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What happened

The record, in order.

KliK reported that more than 2,000 electric buses had been brought to Bangkok under a Thailand–Switzerland programme.

According to the same source, the emission reductions from the programme are booked to Switzerland.

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    What we don't know

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    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not give the number of buses by operator or route, or the size of the emission reduction.
    • None on record How the cost of the buses is shared between the two countries is not stated.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say how the reductions are counted.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

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