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Under the revised Environmental Protection Law that came into force in 2021, "Government Decree GHG Emission Reduction, Carbon Market and Ozone Protection (06/2022/NĐ-CP)" (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 6) stipulates business establishments (facilities) above designated threshold of GHG emissions/energy consumptions are required to calculate their own GHG emissions and report them to the government. In addition, the relevant facilities are required to understand their own emissions and formulate GHG emission reduction plans for each facility, and they are expected to participate in the domestic emissions trading market, which will be established in the future based on this law.

The SPI-NDC project held private company training for the cement sector on December 14th and 15th, 2022 in Hanoi.

From the perspective of supporting the implementation of NDC based on the implementation of domestic laws formulated by the government, under Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)- the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), public-private partnership framework, this project has held a private company dialogue in June 2022^[1], and conducted mutual learning for CEO/company managers in October 2022^[2] , respectively. This training was positioned as the next step for industry-specific practitioners and was designed with the aim of covering GHG emissions calculation, reduction plan formulation, and emissions trading market in response to Decree No. 6.

While companies are legally required to comply with GHG calculation reporting and mitigation plan requirements, this training was designed as a practice-based training that responds to the needs of "HOW TO actually do it". Approximately 100 participants, including participants from private companies, participated both face-to-face and online.

First day (December 14th)
Three sessions were held after greetings from co-organizers of Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Vietnam's Ministry of Construction (MOC), and SPI-NDC project.

Session 1	Domestic climate change legal system and GHG calculation and reporting requirements for business facilities (DCC) Examples of industry-level initiatives from other countries (Japan Cement Association) Introduction of best practices and experiences of leading companies - Vietnam Cement Corporation (VICEM) - INSEE Company
Group exercise 1	Overview of GHG emission sources at cement plants and calculation methods for GHG emissions Calculation of GHG emissions for model facilities
Group exercise 2	GHG emission reduction plan Lecture on how to calculate GHG mitigation measures and emission reductions at cement plants Calculating exercise on GHG reduction amount by implementing model project

Mr. Pham Van Tan MONRE/DCC Deputy Director

Mr. Vu Ngoc Anh MOC Deputy Director General

Mr. Koji Fukuda SPI-NDC Project Expert /Chief Advisor

Ms. Dang Hong Hanh, National Expert/Moderator VNEEC

Ms. Akiko Ishii, SPI-NDC Expert, introducing the training background

Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai, National expert giving lectures and exercises/VNEEC

Second day (December 15th)
The content was further advanced, with lectures and exercises on the emissions trading system, an introduction to the online GHG calculation reporting system demo version for business facilities under Decree No. 6, and sessions on resource recycling and climate change were conducted. In particular, in the circular economy session, the concept and international trends, as well as the efforts of the UNDP Circular Economy Hub for the Vietnam circular economy were introduced. In the exercise, a group discussion was held assuming the formulation of a sector resource circulation plan.

Mr. Luong Quang Huy, MONRE DCC Director, introducing legal requirements

Ms. Tang Hong Loan, National expert, EPRO

Ms. Hoang Dieu Linh, UNDP Circular Economy Hub

Discussion during the exercise session

Discussion during the exercise session

In this training, discussion format with all participants was adopted in the exercises, and as a result of active discussions, participants' understanding of the training content was enhanced. In addition, not only participants at the training site but also most of the online participants continued to participate throughout the two days of training, indicating a high level of interest in the training content. We expect that this training will serve as a catalyst for further efforts in the cement sector to address climate change.