Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • Updated NDC (submitted in 2022): 15.8% (unconditional) up to 43.5% (conditional) reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared to the BAU scenario

    • Economy-wide, including: energy, agriculture, LULUCF, waste and IP sectors

    
    Updated NDC (submitted in 2020): 9% (unconditional) up to 27% (conditional) reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared to the BAU scenario

    • Economy-wide, including: energy, agriculture, LULUCF, waste and IP sectors

    
    INDC (submitted in 2015): 8% (unconditional) up to 25% (conditional) reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared to the BAU scenario

    • Economy-wide, including: energy, agriculture, LULUCF and waste sectors
    Economy-wide | Baseline scenario target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: business as usual scenario
    Source:

    Vietnam's INDC

• National laws and policies

  7 targets

  • Target until 2030: The greenhouse gas emissions intensity per unit of GDP reduces at least by 15% compared to 2014.
    Target until 2050: The greenhouse gas emissions intensity per unit of GDP reduces at least by 30% compared to 2014.
    Economy-wide | Intensity target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2014
    Source:

    Vietnam's Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030, vision 2050 and related PM Decisions

    Executive | 2021

  • Key target until 2030: The primary energy consumption per unit of GDP reduces by 1.0 – 1.5% annually on average for the 2021-2030 period.
    Key target until 2050: The primary energy consumption per unit of GDP reduces by 1.0% annually on average for each 10-year periods.
    Economy-wide | Intensity target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2022
    Source:

    Vietnam's Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030, vision 2050 and related PM Decisions

    Executive | 2021

  • By 2030, the domestic carbon market will be operated and connected with carbon markets in the region and in the world
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Decision No. 888/QD-TTg on approval for Scheme Setting Out Tasks and Solutions for Implementation of Outcomes of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the Untied Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    Executive | 2022

  • Net zero by 2050
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Base year:
    Source:

    Decision No. 896/QD-TTg on approving the National Strategy for Climate Change until 2050

    Executive | 2022

  • Reduce GHG emissions per unit of GDP by 8-10% by 2020 against a 2010 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2010
    Source:

    Resolution 24/NQ-TW: Active response to climate change, improvement of natural resource management and environmental protection

    Executive | 2013

  • Reduce total GHG emissions by at least 1% per year without and 2% with international support by 2030 against a 2010 baseline
    Economy-wide | Trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2010
    Source:

    Vietnam's Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030, vision 2050 and related PM Decisions

    Executive | 2021

  • Reduce GHG emission by 1.5-2% per year by 2030, 2050 against a 2010 baseline
    Economy-wide | Trajectory target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2010
    Source:

    Vietnam's Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030, vision 2050 and related PM Decisions

    Executive | 2021

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