An electric bus in Hanoi - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh hassigned a decision approving a plan of action on reducing methane emissions to2030 with the goal of cutting methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020.
The action plan targets methane emissions in cultivation, animal husbandry,solid waste management, waste water treatment, oil and gas exploitation, coalmining and fossil fuel consumption.
Total methane emission volume should not exceed 96.4 million tonnes of CO2equivalent in 2025, down 13.34% from 2020.
Specifically, methane emissions in cultivation should be keptunder 42.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, under 16.8 million tonnes of CO2equivalent in animal husbandry, under 21.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in solidwaste management and waste water treatment, under 10.6 million tonnes of CO2equivalent in oil and gas exploitation, under 3.5 million tonnes of CO2equivalent in coal mining, and under 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent infossil fuel consumption.
Among measures outlined in the action plan is adjusting cropstructure and cultivation techniques, ending the burning of agricultural wasteand side products, and recovering methane emissions from husbandry wastetreatment for electricity generation.
Modern technology will be applied widely in solid waste andwaste water treatment is another solution, among others./.
VNA
