Hanoi will eliminate honeycomb charcoal stoves by 2020

According to the newly announced survey data of the Department of Environment (Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment), the total number of coal stoves in the city is about 55,000 stoves, of which the proportionhoneycomb charcoal stoveIn the inner city districts, the figure is 63%, where there are many food service establishments, restaurants, sidewalk vendors, etc., while in the suburban districts, it is only 37%. These are alarming figures, threatening the health of people and the environment in the inner city.

According to this report, on average, Hanoi consumes about 528.2 tons of coal per day, which will emit 1,870 tons of CO2 equivalent into the city's atmosphere. That means the capital's atmosphere is suffering from a huge amount of harmful gases, leading to a series of health and environmental consequences. However, those are only the numbers surveyed in 23/30 districts of Hanoi.

The survey results of 600 households in 3 districts (Soc Son, Dong Da, Ba Dinh) show that: The structure of using coal stoves for business in Ba Dinh district is 73%, Soc Son is 63%, Dong Da is 56%.

Next is for cooking in order: 31%, 36%, 43%.

Survey data at each household shows that the average amount of coal used daily for business is also the majority, Dong Da is nearly 8kg/day, Ba Dinh is more than 6kg/day, Soc Son is over 4kg/day... and the time spent using the charcoal stove in a day is from 410-450 minutes.

Based on the survey results, the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has set a roadmap to "eliminate" honeycomb charcoal stoves in Hanoi from now until 2020. Specifically: In 2018, the number of honeycomb charcoal stoves will be reduced by 70%, in 2019, 100% of the number of honeycomb charcoal stoves will be replaced, and in 2020, the result of 100% replacement will be maintained.

Some types of improved environmentally friendly stoves.

And to do this, the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has chosen Ba Dinh and Hoan Kiem districts to pilot a model of propagating the harmful effects of honeycomb charcoal stoves, and at the same time introducing new environmentally friendly stove models.

In addition, the city will have a policy of converting occupations for households selling honeycomb coal according to a roadmap and eliminating these establishments.

In addition to direct actions, since 2016, Hanoi city has committed to planting 1 million trees in 2020. In addition, air monitoring stations have been built in the city to provide the most accurate assessments and warnings about air conditions.

Main sources of air pollution:

- Point sources of waste (cement, steel, thermal power, chemicals, mineral mining, etc.).

- Traffic, car and motorbike exhaust sources.

- Construction activities.

- Burning (outdoors, incinerators for solid waste, medical waste…).

- Craft villages.

- Cross-country