Illustrative image (Source: baoxaydung.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam could cut down 6 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of the ‘Green Office’ Initiative, the Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN) said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 7. ‘Green Office’ is an environmental management system for offices, focusing on changing awareness and behaviours amongst office workers towards sustainable consumption practices. This is a continuous process to improve issues in order to reduce operational costs and the environmental impacts of the organisations, resulting in financial benefits and a friendly, healthy working environment. AIT-VN Deputy Director Nguyen Thi Bich Hoa said that the initiative is suitable for all office types and scales. Hoa stated AIT-VN hopes the ‘Green Office’ Initiative will be carried out at other organisations and enterprises, with its criteria included in policies and … [Read more...] about Green Office initiative to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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UK helps strengthen the greenhouse gas inventory
The UK Government is providing support to Vietnam to help develop a greenhouse gas inventory (GHGI) and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system that is compliant with international standards, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The training is being delivered by leading experts from global sustainability consultancy, Ricardo-AEA, with funding from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Technical Directors from Vietnam's Ministry of National Resources and Environment (MONRE) visited Ricardo-AEA in October to attend the first in a series of three workshops to support the Vietnamese Government's climate change strategy. … [Read more...] about UK helps strengthen the greenhouse gas inventory
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction – a key task
Vietnam is regarded as one of the countries in the world strongly affected by climate change. Therefore, in the strategic policies on climate change, Vietnam always pays attention to and responses to climate change adaptation and mitigation. At the 7th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party, a resolution on "actively respond to climate change, strengthening resource management and environmental protection" has been approved. The National Strategy on Climate Change confirmed the target that "strengthening climate change adaptation, developing low carbon economy in protecting and improving the quality of life, security and sustainable development in the context of global climate change and actively cooperating with the international community to protect the Earth's climate system" According to Dr. Tran Thuc, director of the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment, excessive emissions release of greenhouse gases by economic activities is cause of … [Read more...] about Greenhouse gas emissions reduction – a key task
US$3 million for controlling greenhouse gas emissions
(VEN) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently organized a seminar focusing on enhancing capacity for Vietnam's trade and industries to control greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. Representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the project focusing on enhancing capacity for Vietnam's trade and industries to control greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change was funded by UNDP with total budget of more than US$3 million. In particular, total non-refundable ODA capital stood at US$2.9 million and the corresponding capital of Vietnam reached US$150,000. According to the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy (VGGS) approved by the Prime Minister on September 25, 2012, in the 2011-2020 period, Vietnam set out a target to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by 8-10 percent compared to 2010, reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP by 1-1.5 percent per year, and reduce greenhouse gas … [Read more...] about US$3 million for controlling greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas concentrations reach new record in 2011: WMO
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday. Total radioactive forcing, or the warming effect on the climate, of all long-lived greenhouse gases was the carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent of 473 parts per million last year, a 30 percent increase over that in 1990, said the WMO 2011 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. … [Read more...] about Greenhouse gas concentrations reach new record in 2011: WMO