Comments on: Sufficiency Bangkok and climate change http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/04/sufficiency-bangkok-and-climate-change/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:39:39 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: anon http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/04/sufficiency-bangkok-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-80338 anon Fri, 04 May 2007 02:24:49 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/04/sufficiency-bangkok-and-climate-change/#comment-80338 This is such a joke! Energy/natural resources consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are all things that can be quantitatively and objectively measured. Compliance can be evaluated, and the effectiveness of the declaration can be assessed. The effect on climatic change can, in theory, be modelled. How the hell is anybody going to objectively measure whether a signatory party has actually "promoted lifestyles that uphold the sufficiency economy?" Did the Thaksin government do it? Is the Surayud junta doing it? Is Apirak doing it? There's no way to really tell. The fact that Apirak is signing off on this shows how little he understands environmental issues. This is such a joke! Energy/natural resources consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are all things that can be quantitatively and objectively measured. Compliance can be evaluated, and the effectiveness of the declaration can be assessed. The effect on climatic change can, in theory, be modelled.

How the hell is anybody going to objectively measure whether a signatory party has actually “promoted lifestyles that uphold the sufficiency economy?” Did the Thaksin government do it? Is the Surayud junta doing it? Is Apirak doing it? There’s no way to really tell. The fact that Apirak is signing off on this shows how little he understands environmental issues.

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