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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) 178–195 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews journal homepage: /locate/rser A quantitative analysis of Low Carbon Society (LCS) measures in Thai industrial sector Sujeetha Selvakkumaran a, Bundit Limmeechokchai a,n, Toshihiko Masui b, Tatsuya Hanaoka b, Yuzuru Matsuoka c a Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand b National Institute of Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan c Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Energy is a commodity which impacts heavily upon the competitiveness of a country in the global scale. Received 7 September 2013 Thus, nations have begun to understand that utilization of energy affects its economic performance. In Received in revised form recent times, there has been a drive for global awareness on Low Carbon Society (LCS) measures, where 7 February 2014 carbon mitigation is at the forefront. Thus, this paper analyses the LCS measures for the Thai industrial Accepted 2 November 2014 Available online 25 November 2014 sector. Thai industrial sector is the second highest CO2 emitting end-use sector and contributes approximately 30% to the national income of Thailand. The total CO2 emission from end use sectors in Keywords: 2010 was 119 Mton