London (VNA) – National Assembly(NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting in London on June 30 (local time) with UKCabinet Office Minister and President for 26th United Nations Climate ChangeConference (COP26) Alok Sharma who expressed impression at Vietnam’sdetermination in transition to green and renewable energy.

Sharma said he hopes Vietnam will make politicalcommitments on the thresholds of the COP27, along with government ones atthe highest level in the work.

The official showed interest in bilateral cooperationin finance, regulation reform and experience sharing in power transition aswell as measures to promote the partnership in the future.

He revealed that Britain PM Boris Johnsonand European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had agreed to sign aletter to Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh proposing the establishment of a JustEnergy Transition Partnership (JETP) between the group of seven developedeconomies (G7) and Vietnam.

For his part, NA Chairman Hue highlighted thatVietnam is the first country to implement the Millennium Development Goals. Right after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were given,Vietnam has made necessary supplementation to its legal regulations to realisethe goals.

The leader affirmed thatcommitments Vietnam made at COP26 are strong political ones showingthe country’s determination to respond to climate change, reduce emissions, and switch to a green and circular economy. The commitments are also positive andresponsible contributions by Vietnam to common efforts to maintain and protectthe global climate, he added.

NA Chairman Hue welcomed G7’s selection ofVietnam as one of the three prioritised countries to receive support to promotethe process of energy transition to realise commitments at COP26. Vietnam isdetermined to implement the commitments with the support of the internationalcommunity, he stressed, saying that this is one of the major and urgent tasksof the country in the time to come.
 
Vietnam will continue to act promptly, strongly and comprehensively, especiallyin the field of energy transition and infrastructure development to adapt toclimate changes, thus turning the commitments into reality, stated the NAleader.

Hue underlined that the Vietnamese NA willpromote its role in law building, supervising and allocation budget to ensurethe implementation of Vietnam’s climate commitments at COP26, including theinstitutionalisation of commitments and the strengthening of investment toresearch and development activities, the use of clean technologies and thespeeding up of solutions for green growth.

Along with supervising the Government’s implementation of national planning andadjusting and supplementing planning related to green growth, the NA hasdecided budget allocation for the realisation of SDGs towards green growth andthe implementation of climate commitments, he said.

Holding that like other developingcountries, Vietnam is likely to face difficulties and challenges during theimplementation of the commitments, the leader underlined the significanceof support from international partner, including the UK, in the process.

In order to reach net-zero emission by 2050,NA Chairman Hue proposed that Vietnam and the UK continue to strengthen collaborationin greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change response. He also askedfor the UK to assist Vietnam in personnel training, and providing Vietnam withfinancial and technical support to build a roadmap of transition to green andrenewable energy./.