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Secoin joins the team of working at Toronto Mayor’s office on green growth and Net Zero
On the morning of June 30, 2023, Mr. Dinh Hong Ky - President of Secoin System and Ms. Vo Thi Lien Huong - General Director of Secoin Joint Stock Company joined the Ho Chi Minh City Delegation led by Vice Chairman of the People's Committee Vo Van Hoan. visited and worked at the Toronto Mayor's Office. The main content of the working session was about the green growth model and building a roadmap towards net zero by 2040 of the City of Toronto.
At the meeting, the delegation heard from a representative of the Toronto Mayor's Office about the City's strategy with the title "TransformTO Net Zero Strategy".
Toronto City Council has approved an ambitious strategy to reduce Toronto's community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by 2040 – 10 years earlier than originally proposed. The City's 2040 goal is one of the most ambitious in North America.
The community-wide goals for 2030 outlined in this strategy are:
• Reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 from 1990 levels
• 100% of new buildings are designed and built to be virtually greenhouse-free
• Greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings are halved from 2008 levels
• 50 percent of community-wide energy comes from renewable or low-carbon sources
• 25% of commercial and industrial floor space connected to low-carbon thermal energy sources
• 75 percent of school/work trips under 5 km are on foot, by bike or by public transport
• 30 percent of registered vehicles in Toronto are electric vehicles
• Identify pathways to more sustainable consumption in the City of Toronto's operations and in Toronto's economy
• 70% of household waste segregation from the City of Toronto's Integrated Waste Management System.
On the part of the members of the Ho Chi Minh City delegation, there were also many questions and discussions around the topic of net zero.
As a business operating in the field of construction and building materials, Secoin posed questions to the Toronto Mayor's Office regarding the importance of the industry's role to the City Government's net zero strategy. Toronto.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue exchanging experiences on the journey to net zero. The delegation also issued an invitation to the Toronto city government to attend the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum in the near future.
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