RID Construction Project in Sukhothai Be Part of CO2 Reduction

July 12, 2021: Royal Irrigation Department (RID), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to implement hydraulic cement-a low carbon cement at Yom-Nan Canal Renovation Project and Assembly Buildings in Sukhothai Province. This is a collaboration action of Royal Irrigation Department (RID) to reduce CO2 under Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) Sector-Clinker Substitution.

Memorandum of Understanding “The Integrated Collaboration on Climate Change for Thailand Achieving Target of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction-Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) Sector: Clinker Substitution” is collaboration among 5 ministries and 16 organizations from public, professional, industry and academic sectors with aimed to attain the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from measures of clinker substitution not less than 300,000 tons CO2 within the year 2022 by promoting, supporting and increasing the use of standard and environmental friendly cement-so called ‘Hydraulic Cement’ to help reducing the CO2 emission.