THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 2612/QD-TTg dated December 30, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the strategy for using clean technologies by 2020 with a vision to 2030

Pursuant to the Law No. 32/2001/QH10 dated December 25, 2001 on organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the Law No. 52/2005/QH11 dated December 12, 2005 of the National Assembly on Environmental Protection;

Pursuant to the Decision No. 158/2008/QD-TTg dated December 02, 2008 of the Prime Minister approving national target program on response to climate change;

Pursuant to the Decision No. 432/QD-TTg on approving the Viet Nam Sustainable Development Strategy for the 2011-2020;

Pursuant to the Decision No.1393/QD-TTg approving national strategy on green growth;

Pursuant to the Decision No. 2139/QD-TTg dated December 05, 2011 of the Prime Minister approving the national strategy for climate change;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

Article 1. Approving the strategy for using clean technologies by 2020 with a vision to 2030 (hereinafter referred to as the strategy) with the main contents as follows:

I. Viewpoints

1. Using clean technologies based on selecting the technologies that are suitable with the current situation of domestic technology and development trend in the area and in the world; gradually applying technical standards and regulations on clean technology into the industrial sectors in order to boost the technological renovation meeting requirements on social-economical development.

2. Focusing on using technology that is high productive, saving energy, resources and meeting requirements on environmental protection; boosting the development and transfer of modern technology, high value added, and being able to compete in international integration.

3. Encouraging organizations, individuals doing research, applying, transferring and using clean technology in business production and life;

II. Objectives:

1) General objective:

Using clean and environmentally friendly technologies, improving the efficiency of energy and natural resource expenditure and lowering emissions in industrial production in order to boost green growth, mitigate climate change and improve the life of community.

2. Specific objectives:

a) By 2020:

- Technical standards and regulations on clean technology are to be built up and applied to industrial establishments that cause serious environmental pollution, such as textile, agricultural pesticide and fertilizer production, steel refinement, mining, thermal electricity, paper production, cement, sugarcane production.   

- By 2020, 100% of new investment projects in these industries will be required to meet standards on clean technologies; 60-70% of the current facilities will complete the construction and implementation of technological renewal roadmaps towards using clean technologies.

b) By 2030:

- The legal documents, technical standards and regulations on clean technology shall be completed and gradually implement the technological renovation with the trend of using clean technology in all industrial sectors.  

- By 2030, 100% of manufacturing facilities in the industrial sector will have applied technical standards on clean technologies.