At the workshop (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese and foreign scientists and experts gatheredat a conference in Hanoi on April 28 to share information on currentregulations relating to the control of fluorocarbons and to exchange experiencein the management of the ozone-depleting substances.
TangThe Cuong, Director of the Department of Climate Change at the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment said that the agency has been assigned to compile documents guidingthe implementation of the revised Environment Protection Law, which was adoptedby the National Assembly in November 2020 and will take effect on January 1,2022.
Hesaid he hopes that participants will contribute to the creation of regulationson the management of fluorocarbons in Vietnam.
NguyenDang Thu Cuc, National Ozone Coordinator at the Department of Climate Change,said that Vietnam was one of the first countries to join the Vienna Convention forthe Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances thatDeplete the Ozone Layer, in 1994.
Inimplementing the Montreal Protocol, it has completely excluded a number of ozone-depletingsubstances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Halon, and carbon tetrachloride(CTC), while controlling theimport and export of Methyl Bromide and implementing a roadmap to eliminate hydro-chlorofluorocarbons(HCFCs).
With the adopted roadmap, Vietnam will end the consumption and use of hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs), which are mostly used in the production of refrigeration, air conditioner,insulating foam, and aerosol propellants, from 2024. In 2045, HFC use isexpected to be cut by 80 percent compared to baseline consumption, Cuc said.
Shenoted that, in 2019, the Government issued a resolution approving the amended andsupplemented Kigali version.
Figuresshow that HCF consumption in Vietnam stood at more than 3,700 tonnes in 2019 andmore than 6,000 tonnes in 2020.
Expertsat the conference pointed to challenges facing countries in managing fluorocarbons.A Japanese representative shared information about a project to manage fluorocarbons’lifecycle.
Theyalso proposed a number of measures and solutions to manage HCFCs and HFCs,including the formation of a specialised agency to manage facilities using fluorocarbons./.
TangThe Cuong, Director of the Department of Climate Change at the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment said that the agency has been assigned to compile documents guidingthe implementation of the revised Environment Protection Law, which was adoptedby the National Assembly in November 2020 and will take effect on January 1,2022.
Hesaid he hopes that participants will contribute to the creation of regulationson the management of fluorocarbons in Vietnam.
NguyenDang Thu Cuc, National Ozone Coordinator at the Department of Climate Change,said that Vietnam was one of the first countries to join the Vienna Convention forthe Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances thatDeplete the Ozone Layer, in 1994.
Inimplementing the Montreal Protocol, it has completely excluded a number of ozone-depletingsubstances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Halon, and carbon tetrachloride(CTC), while controlling theimport and export of Methyl Bromide and implementing a roadmap to eliminate hydro-chlorofluorocarbons(HCFCs).
With the adopted roadmap, Vietnam will end the consumption and use of hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs), which are mostly used in the production of refrigeration, air conditioner,insulating foam, and aerosol propellants, from 2024. In 2045, HFC use isexpected to be cut by 80 percent compared to baseline consumption, Cuc said.
Shenoted that, in 2019, the Government issued a resolution approving the amended andsupplemented Kigali version.
Figuresshow that HCF consumption in Vietnam stood at more than 3,700 tonnes in 2019 andmore than 6,000 tonnes in 2020.
Expertsat the conference pointed to challenges facing countries in managing fluorocarbons.A Japanese representative shared information about a project to manage fluorocarbons’lifecycle.
Theyalso proposed a number of measures and solutions to manage HCFCs and HFCs,including the formation of a specialised agency to manage facilities using fluorocarbons./.
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