APPLICATION OF CALCULATION MODEL OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR WASTE SECTOR IN VIETNAM

Abstract

                     In many countries, especially developed countries, low carbon economy and green growth are considered the principles in achieving the national targets on climate change. Therefore, quantitative study on development of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios is imperative to provide scientific basis for decision makers in setting up targets, roadmap and feasible solutions towards low carbon development strategy. In Vietnam, studying on GHG emission scenarios in the relation with development of national economy is very limitted, especially quantitative studies. As the need required, in the framework of the national-level project named “Study for formulating orientations and solutions for GHG emission reduction, in accompliance with the national social-economic development goals”, the study on development of GHG emission scenarios for waste sector in Vietnam using a quantitative model called Extended Snapshop Tool has been conducted. The results have shown that, in BAU scenario, total GHG emission for 2020, 2030, and 2050 is 40.6; 72.3 and 165.8 million tons of CO2eq respectively.

In CM1, CM2 and CM3 scenarios applying innovative technologies as well as other countermeasures to reduce GHG emission, the total GHG emissions is significantly reduced in comparision with BAU scenario.