Vietnam/ Science and technology key to achieving carbon neutrality

Science and technology, which have played an important role in promoting socio-economic development, are also the motivation and key to Vietnam achieving the goal of zero net emissions by 2050, pledged by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), according to experts.

Nguyên Tiên Tài, Vice-Director of the Department of Science and Technology for Economic Technical Branches of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that, in recognition of the importance of science and technology as a key to national socio-economic development, the head of government had issued a decision approving a national strategy to promote science, technology and innovation up to the year 2025.importance of science and technology as a key to national socio-economic development, the head of government issued a decision approving a national strategy to promote science, technology and innovation until 2030.

The strategy emphasized the need for research, application and mastery of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and for the development of new technologies. emissions, and to strengthen the application of green production and environmentally-friendly solutions, as well as affordable waste treatment and recycling technologies.

She also stressed the need to develop, apply and transfer cutting-edge technologies and modern equipment for waste recycling, as well as technologies for collecting and storing carbon emitted by thermal power plants and other carbon-emitting production facilities.

To implement the assigned tasks, the Ministry of Science and Technology has approved a program for the research, application and development of energy technologies, which has been running since July 2022.

The program's objectives include the application and mastery of cutting-edge technologies and technological equipment to explore, harness, produce and make efficient use of primary energy sources, clean energies, bioenergy and renewable energies.nergy, bioenergy and renewable energies, contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and implement the national energy development strategy.

The program also aims to develop technologies for harnessing solar, wind, biomass, hydrogen and other new forms of energy.

At the same time, the Ministry of Science and Technology has also approved other similar programs in the fields of environmental industry, environmental protection, prevention and control of natural disasters and response to climate change.

Nguyên Tiên Tài said that the Ministry is looking for partners to implement international cooperation tasks in science and technology, and is striving to mobilize support from the international community.financial support for the development, application and transfer of advanced solutions, models and technologies.

In the times ahead, the Ministry of Science and Technology will continue to focus on implementing its tasks in high-tech applications and development, and on mobilizing resources for this work, he said.

Source: lecourrier.vn/