Training on GHG emissions for private cement companies

At the 2-day training course

The training course was organised by the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the Science, Technology, and Environment Department of the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

Firms have been charged with conducting GHG emission inventories based on the requirements of Decree No.06/2022/ND-CP on regulations for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and protection of the ozone layer which was released in January 2022.

The training course is a part of the Support for Planning and Implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions in Vietnam (SPI-NDC) project that is sponsored by JICA.

Vu Ngoc Anh, director of the Science, Technology, and Environment Department said, “According to the decree, the government set a quota to reduce the CO₂ emissions of five ministries by 563.8 million tonnes by 2030. Of this, the MoC is tasked with a reduction of 74.3 million tonnes. The MoC has determined that the cement production sector accounts for 70 per cent of the total emissions volume in building material production.”

During the programme, a technical expert from the SPI-NDC project introduced an overview of the sector highlighting GHG emissions sources, methodology for GHG emissions calculations, and the reporting format. Participants were updated on Vietnam’s legislation and the required climate change action with updated NDC measures, technologies for the circular economy in the cement sector, and good-practice case studies.

Koji Fukuda, chief advisor for the SPI-NDC project said that the business environment is rapidly changing and we all need to be prepared to stay on the cutting edge by integrating climate measures. We have witnessed several changes affecting the business environment, including Vietnam’s recent political determination to pursue net-zero emissions by 2050 and the issuance of legal documents such as LEP and Decree 6 to guide implementation – including the requirement for facilities to measure and report their own GHG emissions.

“This training session is part of this PS pillar activity and is a continuation of our joint effort with ministries and business associations – particularly the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – to empower the private sector. We started with in-depth dialogue with business leaders in October this year and now we have reached the practitioners’ training series – starting with cement and with more to come,” he said.

“This 2-day session offered a practical space for participants to find their own answers in terms of how to calculate emissions, approaches to optimise mitigation, and how their production cycle links with the circular economy concept,” he added.

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