KLINOVA accompanies the International Conference at Foreign Trade University towards the goal of Net Zero and carbon neutrality

During the conference, experts from KLINOVA shared detailed information on how KLINOVA could accompany the conference in its goal of moving towards carbon neutrality. Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hue, KLINOVA's Project Director, and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Director of the Institute for Innovation Research at Foreign Trade University, presented the content on the greenhouse gas inventory model for the event, which included four main stages introduced to the audience.

The process begins with data initiation, scope definition, and collecting information about the workshop's activities. This data is then used for analyzing and calculating the GHG emissions from related sources, concurrently proposing suitable mitigation measures. Next, the data and calculation results undergo verification to finalize the GHG inventory report; and finally, the results are announced, along with the long-term monitoring and evaluation of emission reduction effectiveness.
 

From the preliminary inventory results, the total GHG emissions of the workshop were estimated at 9.49 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), with emissions almost entirely concentrated in Scope 3 at 9.16 tonnes of CO2e, accounting for about 96.49% of the total emissions. Scope 2, from grid electricity consumption, only accounted for 0.33 tonnes of CO2e, equivalent to 3.51%, while Scope 1 was virtually non-existent. This structure indicates that the largest source of emissions was not from the direct operation of the venue but mainly from indirect activities related to participants, especially transportation (7.14 tonnes of CO2e) and hotel accommodation (1.23 tonnes of CO2e). These figures show that for international or large-scale workshops, the emission challenge often lies more in logistics organization and delegate participation than in the activities within the auditorium itself.