Participants to the workshop. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on June 14 organised a workshop on monitoring CO2 emissions and measures to reduce the emission from civil aviation activities.
Speaking at the event, CAAV Deputy Director Dinh Viet Son said that at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam's commitment to developing and implementing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with its resources and international support in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Son said that it’s important to realise the commitments in COP 26, especially in the field of aviation activities.
“Vietnam has been actively joining activities to reduce carbon emissions from civil aviation activities, updating and reporting the situation to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) yearly,” he said.
Vietnam’s aviation industry and airlines have made efforts in environmental protection and climate change response for sustainable development, he said, adding that the Ministry of Transport always creates favourable conditions in terms of procedures, mechanisms, and policies for airlines and other units in the industry to well perform international tasks in civil aviation activities.
A representative from EASA said that the agency will support member states, based on the principle of shared responsibility, and work closely with countries in Asia, and ASEAN.
At the workshop, domestic and international experts shared the processes and approaches that some ASEAN countries have adopted in monitoring the implementation of carbon reduction measures.
Vu Thi Thanh, deputy head of CAAV’s Department of Science, Technology and Environment said that Vietnam has submitted a report on the National Action Plan on reducing CO2 emissions in civil aviation activities. The plan was made based on assessments of the domestic aviation market, the establishment of airlines, and new air routes.
She said that Vietnam has taken steps to implement the action plan such as updating scenarios of the plan, introducing/promoting feasible measures to reduce greenhouse gases and identify possible solutions in order of priority based on the country's circumstances and effects on stakeholders.
Vietnam Airlines reported that it is applying the Single Engine taxiing solution to reduce noise at the airport and reduce fuel consumption, thereby reducing emissions.
The solution, applied since 2018 to all three fleets of the airline, helped cut the emission of over 4,000 tonnes of CO2./.
