Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BTNMT providing Guidelines for Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection regarding Response to Climate Change.

This Circular elaborates on the provisions of Point g Clause 2 Article 27, Point c Clause 3 Article 90, Point c Clause 4 Article 91, Point b Clause 3 and Clause 6 Article 92 of the Law on Environmental Protection, and Point d Clause 4 Article 10, Clause 5 and Clause 6 Article 11, Point d Clause 5 Article 22 and Clause 4 Article 28 of the Government’s Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP dated January 07, 2022 prescribing mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ozone layer protection.
The Circular applies to regulatory authorities, organizations and individuals involved in the climate change response; inventory and mitigation of GHG emissions; activities related to ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and substances that cause greenhouse effects controlled under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Assessment of impacts, vulnerability, risks, loss and damage caused by climate change must be carried out in an objective manner and on scientific basis; adequately and consistently reflect the information and methods of assessment employed as well as assessment results. Contents and procedures for climate change impact assessment set out in this Circular shall be complied. The verification of sectoral and internal GHG inventory results and GHG emissions mitigation shall be carried out in an objective manner and on scientific basis. Verification procedures and contents must be fully and strictly complied as prescribed in this Circular.