Vietnam updates emission target in Paris climate agreementVietnam is reviewing and updating the country’s carbon emission target to better comply with the Paris agreement on climate change and prepare for the global assessment later this year. The greenhouse gas mitigation component focuses primarily on energy-related policies, industrial and agricultural production, land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) and waste. Evaluation of data needed for calculating costs and the feasibility of greenhouse gas mitigation in various areas and opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emission between 2020 and 2030 were also discussed. They identified priority solutions for greenhouse gas mitigation and challenges to take such measures. Currently, according to climate watch organisations, Vietnam ranks 27th in greenhouse gas emissions, contributing around 0.72 percent to the global emissions.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News April 22, 2018 09:00 UTC