UN General Assembly
2007

from external shocks. In addition to promoting growth with equity, governments must also ensure that progress does not come at the expense of the environment. For Thailand, the sufficiency economy’s concepts of moderation and mindfulness relate directly to the sustainable utilization of natural resources. Thailand aims at cutting back on its reliance on fossil fuels and at lowering greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation. At the same time, we seek to meet our growing energy demand through renewable energy and biofuels. We are also considering the option of nuclear energy, paying heed to the crucial issue of safety. But Thailand realizes that a significant reduction of fossil fuel use will likely take a few more decades, owing to the high costs of new technology. There must be greater partnership between countries that have developed clean energy technologies and those who lack them. We therefore reiterate our call for research and development cooperation and the affordable transfer of clean coal and methane reduction technologies. An inevitable consequence of climate change is unpredictability of the water supply. As a major food-