PRIME MINISTER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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No: 1393/QD-TTg
Ha Noi, September 25, 2012
 
DECISION
APPROVING NATIONAL STRATEGY ON GREEN GROWTH
 
PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment;
 
DECIDES:
Article 1. Approving “National strategy on green growth for the period 2011- 2020 with vision to 2050” with the following main contents:
I. POINT OF VIEW, OBJECTVES AND STRATEGY
1. Point of view
- Green growth is an important part of sustainable development and ensures rapid, effective, sustainable economic development and significantly contributes to the implementation of the national strategy on climate change.
- Green growth must be made by the people and for the people helping to create jobs, reduce poverty and improve the material and spiritual life of the people.
- Green growth is based on the increased investment in conservation, development and efficient use of natural capital sources; reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, improvement and raise of the quality of the environment, thereby stimulation of economic growth.
- Green growth must be based on scientific foundation and modern technology appropriate with Vietnamese conditions.
- Green growth is the cause of the whole Party and the people, all levels of authority, ministries, sectors, localities, enterprises and social organizations.
2. Objectives
a) General objectives
Green growth, towards the low-carbon economy, natural capital enrichment has become a decisive tendency in sustainable economic development; reduction in emissions and increase in the possibility to absorb greenhouse gases is becoming mandatory and important targets in socio-economic development.
b) Specific target
- Restructuring and improving economic institutions towards greening of existing sectors and encouraging development of economic sectors efficiently using energy and natural resources with high added value;
- Studying and applying increasingly the advanced technology to use natural resources more efficiently and reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to an effective response to climate change;