The Prime Minister asked the UK to support Vietnam in establishing a domestic carbon market to connect with the international market; establish a Renewable Energy Center to train human resources, transfer technology…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh this afternoon (February 14) received Mr. Alok Kumar Sharma, British Government Minister, Chairman of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) ) is on a working visit to Vietnam to promote the implementation of the conference results.
The Prime Minister welcomed the Minister and President of COP26 for choosing Vietnam as one of the destinations of the Asia tour; congratulate and appreciate the role of the UK and the Minister personally in the success of COP26.
The conference ushered in a new phase in the global effort to respond to climate change, with an international consensus to work together to bring net emissions to “zero” by mid-century.
The Prime Minister expressed his delight at the rapid, strong and comprehensive development of the Vietnam – UK Strategic Partnership in recent times, the effective coordination and implementation between the two sides on mechanisms economic, political – diplomatic cooperation, exploiting benefits from the Vietnam – UK Free Trade Agreement.
The Head of Government thanked the UK and especially AstraZeneca Company for its timely support of vaccines and medical equipment for Vietnam to cope with the Covid-19 epidemic.
Discussing the implementation of the results of the COP26 conference, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam has identified responding to climate change as one of the difficult but central and urgent tasks.
With a global, all-people approach and quick, strong, holistic and comprehensive action, Vietnam actively and proactively participates with the international community in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change and climate change. climate change and see this as an opportunity to transform the development model towards green, circular, low carbon.
The Prime Minister stated the spirit of cooperation on the basis of affection, sincerity, trust, respect, equality and mutual benefits, cooperation from simple to complex, from easy to difficult, from small to large. , doing and learning from experience, not perfectionist, not in a hurry.
Immediately after COP26, Vietnam seriously and quickly implemented its commitments through the establishment of a National Steering Committee to implement Vietnam’s commitments at the COP26 Conference led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam is continuing to work actively to soon complete the relevant legal framework, using one law to amend many laws; study and develop specific plans, measures and roadmaps; review and adjust relevant strategies and plannings; mobilize investment resources for infrastructure to adapt to climate change… to fulfill these commitments.
In the energy sector, Vietnam is reviewing and completing the national electricity development plan, promoting the strong development of renewable energy sources, converting coal power to clean energy in an appropriate and sustainable manner. stable and fair.
The Prime Minister believes that Vietnam will have enough necessary legal corridor to well implement the commitments made at COP26, the remaining problem is to mobilize resources and organize the implementation with great financial need.
The Prime Minister suggested that Mr. Alok Kumar Sharma, as the President of COP26, would continue to pay attention to promoting cooperation between Vietnam, the UK and development partners in supporting expertise, technology, capacity. , finance for Vietnam to fulfill its commitments….
The Prime Minister asked the President of COP26 to assist Vietnam in connecting with financial institutions and credit institutions capable of providing financial and credit support to Vietnam similar to the model of “energy transformation partner” fair amount” that the United Kingdom along with France, Germany, the United States and the European Union have signed with South Africa.
The Prime Minister also proposed to support Vietnam to establish a domestic carbon market to connect with the international market; establish a Renewable Energy Center to train human resources, transfer technology, share experience in legislation and national governance; technical assistance to help Vietnam internalize its commitments at COP26; assess the current status of greenhouse gas emissions of enterprises and emitters in Vietnam; technology transfer or connection with businesses that have technology to process solar cells after the expiry date; assessing Vietnam’s wind energy potential…
Mr. Alok Kumar Sharma highly appreciated Vietnam’s strong commitments and leading role in the region, making an important contribution to the overall success of COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Agreement. Ministers and Chairpersons of COP26 welcomed Vietnam’s approach, quick and comprehensive actions, and efforts of the Government, Prime Minister and ministries and sectors to ensure commitments are implemented in practice. economic.
The Minister affirmed his willingness to actively cooperate and share experiences with Vietnam to support the implementation of commitments, emphasizing that the energy transition is the key to Vietnam’s climate commitments by 70%. Vietnam’s emissions are from the energy sector.
The UK will endeavor to assist Vietnam in accessing and mobilizing the necessary financial resources in this process.
Thành Nam