Which cases shall green house gas (GHG)-emitting facilities shall carry out GHG inventory in Vietnam?

Which cases shall green house gas (GHG)-emitting facilities shall carry out GHG inventory in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Decree 06/2022/ND-CP stipulating development and update on lists of sectors and facilities subject to GHG inventory development in Vietnam as follows: 

1. GHG-emitting facilities that must carry out GHG inventory are facilities with annual GHG emissions of 3.000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more or in one of the following cases:

Thermal power plants, industrial production facilities with total annual energy consumption of 1.000 tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) or more;

b) Cargo transport companies with total annual fuel consumption of 1.000 TOE or more;

c) Commercial buildings with total energy consumption of 1.000 TOE or more;

d) Solid waste handling facilities with annual operating capacity of 65.000 tonnes or more.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with the ministries specified in Clause 2 Article 5 of this Decree and the provincial People's Committees in reviewing, compiling a list of sectors and facilities subject to GHG inventory and submitting to the Prime Minister for promulgation; submitting to the Prime Minister every 2 years for decision to update the list of sectors and facilities subject to GHG inventory.

3. The provincial People’s Committee shall direct relevant affiliated professional agencies to perform the following tasks every 2years:

Review figures of energy consumption, capacity and scale of facilities on the list of sectors and facilities subject to GHG emissions inventory in the year before the year of reviewing based on the criteria specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Update and adjust the list of facilities subject to GHG emission inventory in their provinces according to the regulations prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and submit it to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment and relevant ministries before June 30, from 2023.

What are approaches for GHG emission mitigation in Vienam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Decree 06/2022/ND-CP stipulating goals, roadmap and approaches for GHG emission in Vietnam as follows: 

1. The goals of mitigation of GHG emissions shall be approved by the Prime Minister in NDC, including the goals of GHG emissions mitigation for sectors of energy, agriculture, land and forestry use, waste management and industrial processes that are suitable for economic-social development conditions of the country and international treaties to which Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory. More details are provided in Appendix I issued together with this Decree.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries and agencies in periodically updating the NDC according to the Paris Agreement on climate change and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

3. The Ministries specified in Clause 2 Article 5 hereof shall formulate and promulgate plans of GHG emissions mitigation of their sectors up to the end of 2030 with a phased implementation until 2025; implement management measures to achieve the GHG emissions mitigation goals prescribed in the NDC.

4. The facilities specified in Clause 1 Article 5 hereof shall carry out the GHG emission mitigation according to their own GHG emissions mitigation plans under facilities and the following roadmap:

a) Providing operation information and figures for internal GHG inventory development , formulating and implementing GHG emissions mitigation measures adapting to specific conditions of the facilities.

b) Implementing GHG emissions inventory, formulating and carrying out the GHG emissions mitigation plans according to the quotas allocated by the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment subject to the goal of GHG emissions mitigation; exchanging and trading GHG emissions quotas and carbon credits on the CTX in the period from 2026 to 2030.

5. New investment projects shall be encouraged to apply technology, manufacturing processes, service supplement that emit less GHG or participate in mechanisms and methods for cooperation in GHG emissions mitigation subject to the law and the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

6. Approaches to GHG emission mitigation include:

a) Introduction of policies and management of GHG emissions mitigation;

b) Industry-wide and internal Plans for GHG emissions mitigation ;

c) Technology, manufacturing processes and services emitting less GHGs;

d) Mechanisms and methods for cooperation in GHG emission mitigation that are conformable with law and the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

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