Vietnam builds master plan to cut air pollution

Traffic jam in Dong Da District in downtown Hanoi on April 10, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh

Vietnam will implement a plan to eliminate fossil-fuel vehicles, tighten emission control and add more green spaces to urban areas.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday approved the National Strategy for Environmental Protection to 2030 with a vision until 2050, in which the government sets targets to prevent the increasing trend of environmental pollution, solve urgent environmental problems, and step by step improve and restore environmental quality.

Aside from developing a roadmap to phase out fossil fuel vehicles, which mean those running on gasoline, diesel or other fossil fuels, the plan will promote the use of non-motorized, eco-friendly means of transport like bicycles, electric vehicles and those run on clean and renewable energy.

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