A clear path to cleaner air?
Upgrading European emission standards is high on the agenda for policymakers amid hazardous dust pollution and PM2.5 particles in the northern, northeastern and central regions.
Thailand adopted the standards in 1996 to tackle pollution, aiming to implement them a year later. At that time, Thailand was the first country in Southeast Asia to adopt the European standard and enforce rules for vehicles and refineries.
Piyachart Maikaew & Yuthana Praiwan
