A project to increase Vietnamese industries’ capacity to control
greenhouse gas emissions and their ability to adapt to climate change
was launched on April 17.
The 3.05 million USD project funded
by UNDP, which will end in 2016, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in industrial production and open trading opportunities for Vietnamese
companies in the “green” field.
It comprises of three
sub-projects, one of which is to analyse policies and factors that have
influenced greenhouse gas emissions in production and consumption as
well as recommend suitable technical solutions to the matter.
The project also aims to improve policy makers’ awareness of climate
change and support links to industrial businesses, financial
institutions and service providers to boost investment in sustainable
industrial production.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le
Duong Quang said that in the past, the Vietnamese Government had many
programmes aimed to adapt, control and minimise the impact of climate
change.
In the National Strategy of Green Growth, Vietnam
has targeted a reduction of 8-10 percent in greenhouse gas emissions in
2020 compared to 2010, he said.-VNA