What are procedures for verification of sectoral GHG inventory results in Vietnam?

What are procedures for verification of sectoral GHG inventory results in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Circular 01/2022/TT-BTNMT stipulating procedures for verification of sectoral GHG inventory results in Vietnam as follows: 

- The sector management ministry shall establish and organize meeting of the council for verification of sectoral GHG inventory results. The valuation council is comprised of representatives of the sector management ministry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and relevant ministries, and relevant specialists.

- Members of the verification council shall verify GHG inventory results according to the following primary contents:

+ Adequacy of GHG inventory contents, information and data;

+ Conformity of determination of emission sources and GHG sinks;

+ Conformity of GHG inventory method, applied emission factor, quality control and quality assurance measures, and the GHG emissions information/data system of the sector management ministry;

+ Assessment of the accuracy and reliability of GHG inventory results.

- Within 05 business days, the verification council shall ratify and provide the sector management ministry with the meeting minutes which have the following primary contents:

+ Assessment of GHG inventory process and results;

+ Shortcomings and restrictions of GHG inventory results;

+ Recommendations for revision of GHG inventory results based on opinions given by the verification council;

+ Conclusions given by the verification council.

- The sector management ministry shall organize revision of GHG inventory results according to conclusions given by the verification council for use as the basis for preparing consolidated reports of the sector management ministry which shall be then used for serving national GHG inventory.

What are procedures for verification of sectoral GHG emission mitigation in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Circular 01/2022/TT-BTNMT stipulating procedures for verification of sectoral GHG emission mitigation in Vietnam as follows: 

- The sector management ministry shall establish and organize meeting of the council for verification of sectoral GHG emission mitigation. The valuation council is comprised of representatives of the sector management ministry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and relevant ministries, and relevant specialists.

- Members of the verification council shall verify the GHG emission mitigation report according to the following primary contents:

+ Conformity of sectoral GHG emission mitigation policies and measures with sectoral development strategies and plans;

+ Reliability and adequacy of GHG inventory information/data and BAU (Business-As-Usual) scenario in the planning period;

+ Conformity of measures for determining decreases in GHG emissions of GHG emission mitigation policies and measures;

+ Accuracy and reliability of GHG emission mitigation results which must be also compared to the BAU scenario in the planning period;

+ Possibility for double counting of GHG emission mitigation results.

- Within 05 business days, the verification council shall ratify and provide the sector management ministry with the meeting minutes which have the following primary contents:

+ Assessment of GHG emission mitigation process and results;

+ Shortcomings and restrictions of GHG emission mitigation report;

+ Recommendations for revision of GHG emission mitigation report based on opinions given by the verification council;

+ Conclusions given by the verification council.

- The sector management ministry shall prepare the report on evaluation of sectoral GHG emission mitigation using the form in Appendix II.1 enclosed herewith, and submit it together with the report on sectoral GHG emission mitigation which has been completed according to conclusions given by the verification council to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam.

- The sector management ministry shall manage and retain all documents and reports on evaluation of sectoral GHG emission mitigation.

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