Suchart Pushes Forward with Clean Air Act Bill While Emphasizing Safeguards for Public Livelihoods
Natural Resources Minister Suchart Chomklin met with civil society representatives to advance a stalled Clean Air Act bill, pledging to balance pollution controls with protections for farmers, businesses, and workers' livelihoods.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin met with representatives from the former drafting committee of the Clean Air Air Act bill, led by Nisanath Yodasamut, Thipphaporn Tantisunthon, and former Senator Prasarn Mrukkhapitak at the ministry's 20th floor conference room. Civil society representatives expressed gratitude to the minister for reconfirming efforts to revive the bill in parliament after it previously stalled when the legislature was dissolved, aiming to achieve concrete solutions to air pollution problems.
Succhart stated that the ministry is ready to hear opinions from all sectors and will ensure the legislation meets public needs comprehensively. He emphasized that the Clean Air Act must carefully consider potential impacts on all groups of people, including farmers, business operators, and industries regarding their livelihoods and professions. The minister called on all parties to collaborate in refining the bill's details, addressing concerns and differing viewpoints to find a balanced solution acceptable to everyone and ensure the law is practically enforceable without imposing unnecessary burdens on citizens.
The discussion was constructive and open-minded, reflecting all parties' genuine commitment to establishing an effective, fair, and beneficial clean air law that serves the long-term interests of both the public and the nation's environment.
