This is the content presented in the Draft Law on Environmental Protection (Amended). The Draft has proposed a roadmap for phasing out pollutant-emitting means of transport in Vietnam in the future.
Roadmap for phasing out pollutant-emitting means of transport in Vietnam (Illustrative image)
To be specific, in Article 14 of the Draft Law on Environmental Protection (amended), the roadmap for phasing out pollutant-emitting means of transport in Vietnam is outlined as follows:
- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take the lead in organizing the implementation of the national action plan on air quality management; promulgate technical environmental regulations on emissions from means of transport; take the lead, cooperate with the Ministry of Transport to submit to the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam for issuance the roadmap for applying emission standards to means of transport; and the roadmap for eliminating means of transport that cause environmental pollution.
Thus, this draft stipulates mechanisms and policies aimed at improving and protecting environmental quality, especially adding some air environmental protection solutions such as prescribing the roadmap for eliminating means of transport that cause environmental pollution, implementing traffic flow solutions, incentives, support, and encouragement for public and environmentally friendly personal means of transport in Vietnam.
More details can be found in Draft Law on Environmental Protection (amended 2020)
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