Japan consumeert per euro economische activiteit de helft van de energie van de Verenigde Staten en Europa. En vergeleken met China en India is dat zelfs een achtste. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van het Internationale Energie Agentschap in Parijs. Dat komt omdat Japan na de eerste oliecrisis niet kortzichtig was en gewoon doorging met energiebesparing en onderzoek naar efficient energiegebruik. Thailand wil dat ook: efficient en zo. Hahaha.
Onderstaande schrijver heeft net als ik zelden een Thai ontmoet die enige interesse had in energiebesparing. Dus het zal per wet moeten worden opgelegd en met de wapenstok moeten worden afgedwongen. Gelukkig zijn de Thais daar dan wel weer goed in. Tawan Pornpang heeft suggesties over zuinig energiegebruik in Thailand!?

driving? no problem!

THAILAND WANTS TO BE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LEADER IN ASIA!?

Oil shock inflation of the 1970’s was finally brought under control by the world’s gain in energy efficiency according to US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a recent speech. Thailand now has a solution and a sustainable energy policy thanks to our far-sighted neighbor Japan.
Did you know that for every Japan is consuming half as much energy per dollar of economic activity as the European Union or the US and one-eighth as much as China and India according to the International Energy Agency in Paris. These results have come about because Japan was the only industrial country that continued energy research even after oil prices dropped for 30 years.
Tawan Pornpang of Newsvine
has some pretty idealistic views about Thailand’s fight for energy solutions. Her take looks rather simplistic. There are millions of ways to cut down energy waste in the kingdom. No serious efforts though are undertaken and I have hardly ever met a Thai with a determination and awareness to save energy.

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