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Ho Chi Minh City environmental and smart city targets

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Ho Chi Minh City has introduced a draft action program to achieve net-zero emissions and establish a clean living environment by 2045. The strategy focuses on resolving environmental hotspots by 2030 through strengthened governance and proactive climate change responses. The plan outlines 18 targets across six areas: pollution control, nature conservation, disaster prevention, greenhouse gas reduction, green growth, and environmental financial allocation. A key objective is ~~to exceed national benchmarks for solid waste management, aiming for~~ advancing its transition toward a ~~100 percent collection~~ low-carbon economy and ~~treatment rate for household waste while limiting direct landfilling to below 10 percent.~~ expanding its cultural industries. To ~~manage approximately 14,000 tons of daily waste—nearly 20% of Vietnam’s total output—the~~ reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the city is ~~addressing infrastructure gaps. While the 2020 Law~~ focusing on ~~Environmental Protection mandates~~ technological applications in waste classification, implementation is hindered by collection vehicles that often mix sorted materials. To resolve this, the city plans to expand its transfer station network from 39 to 63 stations by 2027. Experts recommend digitalizing the “last mile” of collection using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to optimize routes and ~~facilitate a transition to specialized vehicles with closed containers. Beyond waste, the city is transitioning toward a low-carbon economy by~~ wastewater treatment, promoting a circular economy, ~~adopting clean technologies~~ and managing emission quotas in industrial ~~sectors, and encouraging renewable energy like solar and wind.~~ sectors. In transportation, the city is prioritizing adaptive infrastructure and electric or clean-fuel ~~vehicles. Additionally,~~ vehicles, while the ~~city aims~~ construction sector is being encouraged to ~~expand~~ adopt low-emission building materials. To support its status as a UNESCO Creative City in film, the city’s cultural ~~industries, which~~ industries are projected to contribute ~~up to 7.2%~~ approximately 5.7% of GRDP ~~by 2030, supported~~ in 2025, with a target of 7% to 7.2% by ~~significant~~ 2030. Meeting these goals requires an estimated public ~~and private~~ investment in of over 40,800 billion VND for culture and sports ~~infrastructure.~~ between 2026 and 2030, which the city intends to supplement through public-private partnerships (PPP). In the energy sector, authorities have introduced new guidelines for implementing Decree 243/2026/NĐ-CP to accelerate self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power. The regulations streamline administrative procedures by allowing photovoltaic panels on both roofs and building enclosures. Notably, households no longer need to register as business entities to sell surplus electricity. While sales are typically capped at 50 percent of total output, the decree allows parties to negotiate rates for surplus electricity exceeding this threshold through 2030. These measures align with a national goal of having 50 percent of households utilizing solar power by 2030.

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