At a wind power farm in Ninh Thuan (Photo: VNA) Khanh expressed his delight at the close collaborationbetween the two countries in recent years to deal with global challenges, including those in greenhouse gasemission (GHG) reduction, climate change response, biodiversity protection,forest preservation, and smart city development.
The official hailed the UK and the European Union’s establishment of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with Vietnam, supporting thecountry in realising its commitments made at the 26th UN ClimateChange Conference.
The UK has helped Vietnam in making comprehensiveassessments on impacts of energy transition, minimising negative effects duringthe process, while assisting the country in connecting with financial and credit institutionsand providing Vietnam with technical and know-how support to enhance thecountry’s capacity in implementing the commitments as well as initiatives inGHG emission reduction and climate change mitigation, he noted, adding that theEuropean country has also helped Vietnam in assessing emission level anddeveloping the carbon market.
The minister said that Vietnam has launched a national strategy onclimate change until 2050 and a project on implementing tasks and solutions toimplement outcomes of the COP26, aiming for net-zero emission by 2050.
Vietnam plans to put some offshore wind power projects into operation in the2022-2030 period, he noted, adding that BP Group of the UK is cooperating withSOVICO Group of Vietnam on developing offshore wind power in HaiPhong and Quang Ninh.
The minister underlined that Vietnam welcomes UK businessesto invest in Vietnam and engage in activities related to renewable energy, especially offshore windpower. Vietnam also hopes for the UK’s support in technologies to operatethe national power system when the contributions of renewable sources increase.
He said that the ministry will consider the signing of a cooperation agreement withthe UK’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the field of reducingair pollution and chemical pollution due to the abuse of pesticides inagriculture.
He said he hopes the British ambassador will help hastencooperation between the two sides in an effective manner.
For his part, Ambassador Iain Frew said that over the years, the UK Governmentand the UK Embassy in Vietnam have increased cooperation activities with Vietnamin the fields of environment, climate change, energy transition, offshore windpower development and biodiversity preservation.
The diplomat hailed Vietnam’s commitment to net-zero emissionby 2050 and practical and comprehensive actions thecountry has taken to realise the commitment.
He affirmed that his country will continue to promotecooperation with Vietnam in the time to come, especially in climate changeresponse, offshore wind power development as well as energy transition./.
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