Vietnam to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture production, plus other news

For PropertyGuru’s news roundup, we tackle greenhouse gases and global warming. Vietnam seeks to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 by transforming its agricultural production. China reported to the United Nations that it emitted 13 billion metric tons of climate-warming greenhouse gases in 2021. According to an Australian National University report, climate change has significantly disrupted the Earth’s water cycle.

Vietnam aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture production

The transformation of agricultural production towards ecological, organic, circular and low-emission agriculture is a top priority as Vietnam seeks to meet its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, experts said in VietnamPlus. The country’s agriculture sector not only is affected strongly by climate change but also creates a large amount of greenhouse emissions. According to the World Bank, the sector accounted for 19 percent of Vietnam’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, ranking second among the country’s sectors. Rice cultivation tops the list of the agriculture sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for 48 percent of the agriculture sector’s greenhouse emissions, followed by animal husbandry accounting for 15.3 percent.

China says greenhouse gas emissions hit 13 billion tons in 2021

China emitted 13 billion metric tons of climate-warming greenhouse gases in 2021, up 4.3 percent from a year earlier, it said in its latest official submission to the United Nations, published by state media on Friday, 10th January. As mentioned in the CNA article, the figure is the latest official calculation of annual greenhouse emissions by China, by far the world’s biggest carbon polluter. The last official estimate covered 2017 and measured total emissions at 11.55 billion tons. As a signatory to the Paris Agreement, China is now obliged to submit detailed emissions numbers every two years, as well as progress reports on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Global warming harms Earth’s water cycle: report

Climate change has significantly disrupted the Earth’s water cycle, leading to a surge in severe water-related disasters, a report led by the Australian National University (ANU) released on 6th January showed. Last year, the world set new temperature records and extreme precipitation events intensified, according to the 2024 Global Water Monitor Report. Scientific studies of individual events show that the intensity and frequency of many of them can be linked to climate change. Studies confirmed that global warming made events such as the Southern Africa drought and West Africa monsoon floods more likely and severe. PNA reports that global temperatures are expected to rise further in 2025.

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