Vietnam has made significant progress in eliminating controlled substances that threaten the ozone layer, successfully cutting carbon emissions by 220 million tonnes, after 30 years of signatory to the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam, joining hands with the international community, has made tireless efforts over the past years to protect the ozone layer, and control and eliminate ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases (HFCs), according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

Vietnam will promote the transition to technologies that utilise substances with low or zero global warming potential, and roll out sustainable cooling solutions to cut emissions by 11.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2045 under a national plan on the management and elimination of ozone-depleting substances signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on June 11.

Vietnam will scale down production and consumption of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - powerful greenhouse gases which are the main drivers of climate change.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to cut down 675 business and investment conditions, equivalent to 55.5 percent of the total conditions.