The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is seeking opinions from ministries, branches and localities on the draft Decision regulating the roadmap for applying regulations on automobile emissions in circulation in Vietnam.
Draft Regulations on the roadmap for applying emission standards to cars developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, cars manufactured from 2017 onwards will have to have their emissions inspected from January 1, 2026.
However, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City may adopt this roadmap earlier and require vehicles that meet more stringent emission standards than other regions. Cars manufactured from 2017 will have to meet level 4 emission standards from January 1, 2026 and cars manufactured from 2022 will have to meet level 5 standards from January 1, 2027.
According to Mr. Le Hoai Nam - Deputy Director of the Department of Environment (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), vehicles manufactured before 2017 can still participate in traffic in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, provided that they meet the appropriate standard level of level 1 or level 2 due to limited engine technology of the vehicle during this period. In the coming time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will continue to research and propose to the Prime Minister and the Government specific measures to control emissions from old vehicles, contributing to improving air quality in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other major cities.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, current emission regulations do not meet current environmental protection requirements, cars in circulation in Vietnam mainly only have to meet Level 2 according to TCVN 6438:2018, significantly lower than the standards applied in countries in the region such as Thailand ( Euro 4), Singapore ( Euro 5-6). The difference between emission standards for imported vehicles, newly manufactured vehicles and vehicles in circulation creates problems in emission control.
Regulations on the roadmap for applying QCVN on emissions of automobiles in Vietnam from 2026 onwards will have many positive impacts, significantly reducing emissions from vehicles when many new vehicles must meet higher emission standards, helping to improve overall air quality. stimulating the automobile market to switch to low-emission vehicles, opening up opportunities for electric and hybrid vehicles.
Air pollution is an existing problem in Vietnam, focusing on two key economic regions. North (Hanoi City and neighboring provinces) and South (Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces).
According to the Department of Environment (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), the main causes of dust and emissions that pollute the air environment include transportation sources such as road dust; Emissions from motor vehicles using fossil fuels; Many old vehicles that do not meet emission standards and are still circulating in the city.
Sources of pollution are from construction such as the construction of houses, traffic works, public works such as renovating road surfaces and sidewalks. The lack of technical management measures such as covering, washing vehicles, public hygiene... causes dust in many stages...
