Problems hindering the export of wood pellet oversea and the sustainable development of wood pellet source.

Abstract

As the global warming become a global issue, countries around the world are turning together to solve or reduce the impact from greenhouse gas effect. Many rules and regulations have been asked to cooperate in such scheme. The so called “Paris Agreement” has been signed by countries around the world to reduce the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. As the Act has been put on the counties, the raise of renewable energy or biomass fuel has been promoted for substitution of coal for power generation. Thus, the research has investigated the problem that may hindering the export of wood pellet oversea and the sustainability development of the wood pellet source, focusing in Thailand. To collect the data, one on one interview is conducted with 6 people in the business by using different interview guideline between interviewer and interviewees vary depending on the interviewees’ role in the business. The result reveals that the interviewees identify 4 main problems that hindering the exporting of wood pellet and what could be in a way that may lead to problem of the sustainability of the rubber wood in the future. The 4 main problems that have been derived from the interview are rules and regulations, sustainable growth, logistic and technology. The interviewees have also point that what could be potential solution to solve or ease the above problems as well.