What are requirements for green house gas (GHG) verifying units in Vietnam?

What are requirements for green house gas (GHG) verifying units in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Decree 06/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating requirements for green house gas (GHG) verifying units in Vietnam as follows:

1. Units verifying GHG emissions mitigation (hereinafter referred to as "verifying units") are organizations with verification capacity recognized by the UNFCCC; or be certified 14065 standard to the ISO on requirements for GHG verification and validation bodies to use in accreditation or other forms of accreditation; or have a certified technician who has completed a course on GHG inventory as required by the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change for the respective sectors.

2. The verifying unit shall carry out verification of GHG emissions mitigation according to the regulations of the Natural Resource and Environment and shall have responsibility for results of GHG emissions mitigation verification.

3. Any unit that wishes to be listed on the official climate change website as a qualified verifying unit shall submit Form No. 03 in Appendix III hereof to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and prove its capacity of GHG mitigation verification.

What are regulations on the responsibility for monitoring GHG emission mitigation in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 15 of the Decree 06/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating the responsibility for monitoring GHG emission mitigation in Vietnam as follows:

1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall have responsibility for management, examination supervision of GHG emission mitigation operation; examination and supervision of verification operation of the units prescribed in Clause 1Article 14 of this Decree.

2. The ministries specified in Clause 3 Article 5 of this Decree shall examine and monitor the GHG emission mitigation operation of the facilities subject to GHG inventory under their management

3. The specialized authorities under the relevant provincial People’s Committees shall cooperate with the ministries prescribed in Clause 2 specified in Clause 3 Article 5 of this Decree in inspecting and supervising the GHG emission mitigation operation of the facilities subject to GHG inventory under their management 5 hereof in examining and monitoring GHG emission mitigation of the facilities specified in Clause 1 Article 5 hereof under management.

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