Workshop “Achieving Net-Zero Goals: US - Vietnam, Reducing Carbon Emissions in Industrial Production in Hai Phong City”
(Haiphong.gov.vn) - On the morning of January 17, at the city's Convention Center, the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board coordinated with the US Embassy in Vietnam to organize the Workshop "Achieving Net-Zero Goals: US - Vietnam, Reducing Carbon Emissions in Industrial Production in Hai Phong City".
Attending the Workshop from the US Embassy in Vietnam were Mr. Marc E. Knapper, Ambassador of the United States of America to Vietnam; Mr. Stephen L. Green, Commercial Counselor; Dr. Ananth Chikkatur, United States Agency for International Development (USAID V-LEEP II) and members of the US Commercial Service and the Office of Energy.
On the side of Hai Phong city, there were comrades Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee; Le Trung Kien, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and representatives of leaders of Departments, branches, enterprises operating in industrial park infrastructure, and major investors committed to the goal of Net-Zero in the city.
Conference scene.
The workshop “Achieving Net-Zero Goals: The United States - Vietnam, Reducing Carbon Emissions in Industrial Production in Hai Phong City” within the scope of the Clean Technology Strategy Project Fund (CTSPF) was the result of positive, specific, and in-depth exchanges between the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and the US Trade Office in Vietnam under the US Embassy in Vietnam on connecting bilateral trade activities in the energy sector between the two countries as well as issues of reducing carbon emissions to “0” and coping with climate change.
Speaking at the opening of the Workshop, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Hoang Minh Cuong expressed his sincere thanks to the Ambassador and his colleagues for supporting Hai Phong City to organize a Workshop of great significance in the development orientation of Industrial Parks and Economic Zones. This is an activity to strengthen foreign relations, cooperation, and research exchange with US Government agencies in areas where the US has strengths such as high technology, chip manufacturing, semiconductor technology, and carbon emission reduction. Especially bilateral trade activities in the energy sector between the US and Vietnam, between Hai Phong City and the US Trade Office of the US Embassy in Vietnam; contributing to the implementation of commitments at the COP 26 Conference in combating climate change, energy transition, contributing to green development, sustainable development, and achieving the Net-Zero goal by 2050.
The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee emphasized that the Workshop will contribute to accelerating the construction of an ecological industrial park system in Hai Phong, linking industrial activities with the environment and sustainable development, circular economy, and green economy. The Workshop is not only important for operating industrial parks but also contributes to orienting and creating new industrial parks and new economic zones in the South of the city.
Comrade Le Trung Kien, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board spoke at the Workshop.
At the workshop, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board Le Trung Kien introduced general information and development orientation of Industrial Parks and Economic Zones (IPs, EZs) in the city, along with adapting and catching up with the global trend of green transformation. Hai Phong currently has 14 IPs in operation, these IPs have invested in synchronous technical infrastructure with an area of 6,080 hectares, creating an industrial production land fund of more than 4,000 hectares, with an average occupancy rate of about 60.5%. Currently, the city is focusing resources, strengthening green transformation, reducing CO2 emissions in IPs, moving towards building and expanding the ecological IP model in the city. Up to now, Hai Phong has had 2 ecological IPs, namely DEEP C Industrial Park Complex and Nam Cau Kien Industrial Park.
Speakers from the US Embassy in Vietnam spoke at the Workshop.
The workshop heard speakers from the US Embassy in Vietnam exchange, present and discuss many important contents, focusing on the topics: Optimizing energy use in industrial parks; optimizing energy efficiency through planning, design, implementation of energy storage, infrastructure, and linkage; developing eco-industrial parks in Vietnam associated with the use of clean energy to reduce carbon emissions from industrial production; saving energy and utilizing carbon credits towards sustainable industrial production. At the same time, US delegates also brought to the workshop many US initiatives on sustainable production...
Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Marc E. Knapper, Ambassador of the United States of America to Vietnam, said that today's workshop is a leap forward in the relationship between the two countries. He believes that the parties can continue to attract investment between the two countries and this partnership demonstrates the importance of the two countries working together towards the future, especially in the field of climate change response and energy security. Today, the United States is here to show the support of the United States, not only for Vietnam but also for Hai Phong city. Together, the parties can promote the energy transition, respond to climate change and move towards the ambitious goal of net zero emissions.
With Vietnam aiming to become a high-income country by 2025, investment in the power sector is critical to achieving this ambitious goal. The United States is committed to decarbonizing industrial parks, creating jobs, promoting economic growth, and creating a more sustainable future for the American people.
City leaders and members of the United States Embassy in Vietnam at the Workshop.
At the workshop, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Hoang Minh Cuong also informed that the leaders of Hai Phong city have issued Plan No. 222/KH-UBND dated September 15, 2022 to deploy actions to implement the national strategy on climate change for the period 2050. It shows the vision and every effort to achieve the goal of net emissions of "0" and so far the city has done some things.
In State management, the City People's Committee has directed the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board when granting investment licenses to always focus on assessing the factors of effective use of water resources, reuse of water in production, commitment to achieving wastewater treatment, effective use of water surface areas, riverside alluvial areas, conservation of coastal mangrove ecosystems, ensuring the maintenance of the green tree ratio in industrial parks at 20%. Enterprises operating in industrial parks and economic zones are required to conduct greenhouse gas inventories, gradually converting the use of traditional energy to renewable energy forms such as solar power, wind power, biomass power, LNG power, hydrogen.
Delegates attending the Conference.
The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee said that to initiate a desire to protect the future and realize the commitments of COP26 in Glasgow, Hai Phong city is urgently building a new economic zone in the South of Hai Phong - an ecological economic zone, sustainable development integrated with circular economic activities with an area of over 20,000 hectares. This is the clearest evidence to affirm that Hai Phong city has taken action in the climate change campaign.
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