DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATOR FOR GHG MITIGATION ACTION ASSESSMENT fOR VIET NAM

Abstract

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding document for all countries on climate change. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is a global responsibility. From 2020 onward, all Parties participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change must implement the GHG emission reduction targets under nationally determined contribution (NDC).

In practice, countries have been implementing GHG emission mitigation activities based on their own ability. Those activities focus mainly on industries/areas with high GHG emissions such as: energy, industry, transportation, agriculture, land use, land use change, forestry and waste; all in all, aiming to sustainable development with low carbon emission

In the case of Vietnam in particular and developing countries in general, the preparation period and the first phase of implementing commitments on GHG emission mitigation will face certain difficulties and challenges. Therefore, assessing and monitoring emission reduction targets implementation is necessary and significant in order to give appropriate recommendations and adjustments in order to achieve the envisageted objectives.

The study was conducted with the aim of proposing a framework of GHG emission reduction indices for Viet Nam.