The Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) -- a high-level international meeting on climate change -- begins on Sunday and continues for two weeks.
Among the world leaders attending the Glasgow event is Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in what is the first time he has left the country since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
The presence of the country's leader is crucial at COP26 where national leaders will make statements about their emission reduction pledges.
Many have already announced what reductions they are planning to make.
The European Union months ago offered details about its European Green Deal with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050, as required by the 2016 Paris Agreement.
Being the world top emitter, China's leader Xi Jinping last month made headlines by pledging China would become a carbon neutral society by 2060. In the same month, the Chinese pledged to stop financing coal-fired power plant projects overseas.
At COP26, Gen Prayut will announce the country's moderate emission reduction goal of a 20-25% cut in emissions by 2030 and the goal of being carbon neutral by 2065-2070. Both goals fall short of the Paris Agreement that set the 50% emission cut target by 2030 and zero emissions by 2050.
Thailand's targets have been criticised by some in civil society and environmentalists who say they don't match the size of the climate change problem.
So far, 60 out of 190 countries that ratified the Paris Agreement have pledged to cut all emissions by 2050. Among those countries are our close neighbours such as Laos and Singapore.
But Thailand's emission plan shows the government lacks ambition when it comes to environmental protection and climate change.
Government and policymakers are adamant that businesses, especially in the industry and energy sectors, must not be affected.
To cut emissions, policymakers will use business-as-usual market mechanisms to replace dirty fossil fuel with clean energy like solar, wind and biomass and electric vehicles as well forest planting and improved waste management.
In short, Thailand's emission reduction plan requires no drastic measures.
Unlike some countries such as Germany which is phasing out coal power earlier than expected, Thailand will keep its coal-fired power plants until 2050.
It is understandable that policymakers must prevent knock-on effects on the economy but we can't ignore the proper development of alternative energy choices.
Indeed, there is nothing wrong with being pragmatic if we lived in conditions that we had in the past but climate change has become an existential threat, not a moral choice.
Thailand ranks 20th on the global emission scale and then ranks ninth when it comes to vulnerability from climate change.
The alternate waves of floods and droughts have damaged our agriculture and industry sectors while rising seawater will make low-lying areas like Bangkok harder places to live in and work in.
Yet, our climate change plan does not reflect a sense of urgency.
So in COP26, while ambitious countries show the world how to reach zero emissions by 2050, our pragmatic government will meekly present a low-ambition climate change plan.