October 17, 2018 | 20:58 (GMT+7)
UK aids Vietnam in response to climate change
PANO – The United Kingdom (UK) is willing to assist Vietnam to adapt to climate change, said UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward on the occasion of the Green Great Britain Week from October 15 to 19 in England.
According to the Ambassador, Britain has praised Vietnam’s ratification of the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, its green growth strategy and commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward. Source: ttvn.vn |
With the UK’s assistance, Vietnam is implementing a project called Calculator 2050 to calculate the country’s greenhouse gas emissions until 2050.
Ambassador Gareth Ward said that green finance and renewable energy are the two key issues to help Vietnam lower its losses caused by climate change. The UK is preparing to launch a new program for Southeast Asia in 2019, which focuses on energy savings and green finance in order to lure investment from the private sector for sustainable energy development and transport projects in Vietnam, he added.
Translated by Trung Thanh