Emission Mitigation and Sustainable Transport Policies in Viet Nam
Bangkok ‐ Sept. 2013
Tran Anh DuongDeputy Director General
Dept. of Environment
Contents
Policy Initiatives
Data Collection
Policy InitiativesGovernment Documented Policies
Name of Document Priority Policies till 2020
Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Law on Excise Taxes
Strategy on Response to Climate Change
Green Growth Strategy
Strategy on Environmental Protection
Transport Development Strategy
Avoid:‐Reserve 16‐26% of the urban land area for urban transportShift:‐Enhance public bus systems and build mass public transport networks (such as: BRT, MRT) to serve 25‐30% of passenger travel demand‐Control the number of motorcycles and passenger cars, especially in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. By 2020, the total number of motor vehicles is approximately 3.2 ‐ 3.5 million vehicles‐Develop multimodal transport, logistic services and network of ICD ports
Policy InitiativesGovernment Documented Policies
Name of Document Priority Policies
Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Law on Excise Taxes
Strategy on Response to Climate Change
Green Growth Strategy
Strategy on Environmental Protection
Transport Development Strategy
Improve:‐Apply Euro 3 for motorcycles and Euro 4 for automobiles from 2017‐Apply exhausted gas periodical inspection for in‐used (on‐road) motorcycles‐Facilitate the usage of cleaner vehicles, low carbon vehicles (LPG taxi, CNG bus, .v.v.)‐Utilize cleaner fuels, alternative fuels and renewable fuels‐Implement energy efficiency measures in transport sector‐Improve traffic congestion
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Shift
Ha Noi Urban Rail Network‐ 06 lines
(90/2008/QD‐TTg)
Lines No. 3 and No. 6 are under construction
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Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Shift
Ho Chi Minh Urban Rail Network:
‐ 07 metro lines (1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6)
‐ 03 tramp/monorail lines (T)‐ 01 elevated railway line (E)
(568/QD‐TTg dated 08/4/2013)
Line No. 1 is under construction
1
5
3b
2
46
E
T
T
T
Ben Thanh Center Station
3a
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Shift
• Impose high taxes (import tax, excise tax) on motorcycles and
passenger cars
• Apply high registration fee on motor vehicles
• Apply parking fee on passenger cars
• Subsidize public bus transport by provincial/municipal
governments
• Approve the program on multimodal transport development and
ICD port development master plan
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Improve
• Approve roadmap for application of Euro 3, 4, 5 emission
standards to road motor vehicles
• Approve exhausted gas inspection program for in‐used (on‐road)
motorcycles in large provinces and cities
• Approve roadmap for application of blended ratios of bio‐fuels to
fossil fuels (by which: E5 and E10 will be available nationally from
01/12/2015 and 01/12/2017)
• Draft standards on Euro 3 for motorcycles
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Improve
• Draft regulation on fuel economy for road motor vehicles
• Draft regulation on fuel labeling for passenger cars
• Reduce about 30% of the excise tax for energy efficient
automobiles
• Differentiate fuel prices: 1 liter E5 is 500 VND less (about 0.025
USD)
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Improve
• Pilot operation of LPG taxi, CNG bus, Electric sightseeing mini‐bus
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Improve
• Improve road traffic congestion in large cities
Elevated Ring Road No. 3in Ha Noi
Flyover Steel Bridgein Ha Noi
Policy InitiativesPolicies being implemented/planned ‐ Improve
• Improve road traffic congestion in large cities
Pedestrian Overpass and Underpass in Ha Noi
Data Collection
Ministry/Agency Description of Data Collected
Vietnam Register (Ministry of Transport)
Vehicle population by classification (cars, trucks etc.), except in‐used motorcycles
Department of Road Police(Ministry of Public Security)
Number of motorcycles registered
Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment
National GHG inventory reportsAmbient air quality data
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Fuel consumption in transport sector
Ministry of Finance Vehicle and fuel taxes
Data Collection
Department/Agency Description of Data Collected
Ministry of Transport Transport investment by national roads, railways, national ports and airports
General Statistics Office of Viet Nam
Transport infrastructure (road, railway route km), number of ports and airportsTotal passenger and freight traffic by transport modes
National Traffic Safety Committee
Traffic accident (fatalities and injury) by transport modes
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