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Vietnam reviews greenhouse gas emissions since 2010

Vietnam has reviewed greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, due to the lack of requirements for reporting and assessing results, the data on emission reduction has yet to be fully compiled.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has reviewed greenhousegas emissions since 2010. However, due to the lack of requirements forreporting and assessing results, the data on emission reduction has yet to befully compiled.

A representative from the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment’s Department of Climate Change said on August 18 that in the nearfuture, emission reduction criteria will be measured, reported and consideredin line with international regulations and then publicised, toward bringing gasemission to zero by 2050, thus making active and responsible contributions toprotecting the world climate.

In line with the United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange (UNFCCC), Vietnam has conducted the work on national gas emissions in 2000,2010, 2013, 2014 and 2016 in service of building national reports on climatechange, which were sent to the Convention Secretariat.

The results showed that Vietnam recorded 150.9 million tonnes of CO2eq in 2000, 264.2 milliontonnes in 2010, 259 million tonnes in 2013, 278.7 million tonnes in 2014, and316.7 million tonnes in 2016.

Information on Vietnam’s greenhouse gas emission reductionactivities before 2020 were updated in biennial reports that were published on theUNFCCC website at https://unfccc.int/BURs.

From 2021, Vietnamcommitted to cutting greenhouse gas emissions compared to the Business as Usualscenario till 2030, including specific emission reduction norms for eachsector./.

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