What are responsibilities of ministries in organizing GHG inventory in Vietnam?

What are responsibilities of ministries in organizing GHG inventory in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Article 11 of the Decree 06/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of ministries in organizing GHG inventory in Vietnam as follows:

3. The ministries prescribed in Clause 2 Article 5 hereof shall:

b) Organize GHG inventory development at industry-level and formulate national reports on GHG inventory according to Forms No. 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 of Appendix II issued together with this Decree and submit them to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment before January 31 from 2023;

b) Provide guidance and organize internal GHG inventory development under their management for 2022 and submit the results to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment before January 12 from 2023;

c) Examine compliance with the regulations on the GHG inventory of the facilities prescribed in Clause 1 Article 5 of this Decree under their management;

d) Provide additional figures of operation and information serving national GHG inventory development at the request of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment;

dd) Formulate and operate the online database on the GHG inventory under their management.

4. Every 2 years, the facilities prescribed in Clause 1 Article 5 hereof shall:

a) Provide additional figures of operation and information relevant to the GHG inventory of the facilities of the year before the report period according to the guidelines of the sector management ministry before March 31 form 2023;

b) Organize internal GHG inventory development and formulate reports on GHG inventory under facilities in every 2 years from 2024 according to Form No. 06 of Appendix II issued together with this Decree and submit them to the provincial People’s Committees before March 31 from 2025 for verification;

c) Complete the internal GHG inventory report and submit it to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment before December 01 of the report period from 2025.

5. Verification of industry-level GHG inventory results shall be carried out according to the verification procedures promulgated by the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment prescribed by the regulations in clause 2 Article 5 of this Decree.

6. From 2024, verification of internal GHG inventory results shall be carried out by the provincial People’s Committees affiliated-relevant professional agencies according to the verification procedures promulgated by the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment prescribed by the regulations in clause 2 Article 5 of this Decree.

7. Funding for the GHG inventory and the GHG inventory result verification prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, 5 and 6 of this Article shall be allocated from state budget under the state budget management division.

What are regulations on GHG emissions quotas allocation in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Decree 06/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating GHG emissions quotas allocation in Vietnam as follows:

1. Based on the goals, roadmap for GHG emissions mitigation prescribed in Article 7 hereof and the GHG inventory results in the latest inventory period of the facilities specified in Clause 1 Article 5 hereof, the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment shall propose the Prime Minister promulgating the total GHG emissions quotas and the proportions of quotas for reserve and quotas for auction for the period from 2026 to 2030 and every year.

2. Based on the total GHG emission quotas prescribed in Clause 1 hereof and the GHG inventory results in the latest inventory period and implementation of the GHG emissions mitigation under facilities, the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries in formulating and promulgating GHG emission factor of each product applicable to the facilities specified in Clause 1 Article 5 hereof in the period from 2026 to 2030 and in every year for manufacturing or business facilities and organizations of the GHG emissions quotas allocation.

3. Funding for the GHG allocation specified in Clause 2 hereof shall be allocated from state budget resource under the state budget management division.

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