On September 10, information from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Gia Lai province said that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Decision (No. 13/2024/QD-TTg) promulgating a list of sectors and facilities emitting greenhouse gases that must conduct an inventory. Of which, there are 3 facilities in Gia Lai province.
These facilities include: Gia Lai Cassava Starch Factory (An Khe town); Gia Lai Cassava Starch Factory (Mang Yang district) and Tam Phuc Gia Lai Production and Trading Company (Chu Prong district).
2 cassava starch processing factories collect raw materials from local people to serve large-scale production activities. Tam Phuc Gia Lai Production and Trading Company specializes in purchasing trees and fresh firewood to process energy pellets and export abroad.
Gia Lai provincial authorities must inventory greenhouse gases of these facilities according to regulations. Enterprises are responsible for submitting their greenhouse gas inventory reports according to Government regulations on greenhouse gas emission reduction and ozone layer protection.
Greenhouse gas inventory is also a roadmap identified in the Government's green transformation strategy for the period 2021-2023 with a vision to 2050. The Provincial People's Committee and relevant agencies must review and update the facilities that must conduct greenhouse gas inventories.
Greenhouse gas emissions (or greenhouse gases) are gases in the atmosphere that cause the greenhouse effect (according to Clause 29, Article 3 of the Law on Environmental Protection).
The main greenhouse gases of concern are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).
Of these, CO2 exists in the atmosphere for 1,000 years, methane exists for about 10 years, and nitrous oxide exists for about 120 years.
In particular, over a 20-year period, methane contributes 80 times more to global warming than CO2.
