11-11-2022 21:06
As Vietnam aims for a low-carbon growth model and carbon neutrality by 2050, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is scaling up its support to the government to promote sustainable finance and spur private sector investment.
04-11-2022 20:12
BASF Vietnam handed over a low-carbon playground to the local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City's District 12 on November 3 as a joint effort with the social enterprise Think Playgrounds.
04-11-2022 10:34
11 months after signing the MoU, Denmark’s Lego Group kicked off its $1.3 billion factory in the southern province of Binh Duong on November 3, the largest foreign-invested project to pour capital into the province since the pandemic.
28-10-2022 09:32
About $184 billion at current value – that’s the estimate of the potential investment opportunities for the private sector over the next couple of decades to help Vietnam on a climate-resilient and net-zero development pathway.
20-10-2022 16:04
The emerging hydrogen market is set to be very complex, and for Vietnam to become a producer and exporter of green hydrogen over the next five years, there will be huge challenges, but the potential upsides are vast.
18-10-2022 14:35
At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Vietnam pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to phase out coal-fueled power generation by 2040.
12-10-2022 09:11
INSEE, the leading cement maker in Vietnam, and its partners have shown strong commitments to fulfil 'Net Zero' by 2050.
07-10-2022 08:15
Germany is willing to make significant efforts to support Vietnam in achieving its socioeconomic growth goals in collaboration with the target of carbon neutrality by 2050 and the phase-out of coal-fired energy by the 2040s.
30-09-2022 14:44
The $17 million Spectre garment factory, which is funded by a Danish investor, in An Giang will be partly powered by renewable energy and create more than 2,500 local jobs.
20-09-2022 20:40
Malaysia’s average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is set to expand by 13 billion RM (2.85 billion USD) a year with the implementation of the Low Carbon Aspiration 2040 initiative, according to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
14-09-2022 14:46
Wärtsilä has revealed that renewable-based power systems, backed by grid balancing engines and energy storage, can enable Vietnam to reach net zero by mid-century whilst cutting the levelled cost of electricity (LCOE) by 20 per cent when taking into account future carbon taxes.
08-09-2022 10:33
Last year Vietnam made a remarkable commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Patrick Lenain, senior associate of the Swiss-based Council on Economic Policies, shares some recommendations to encourage the private sector’s role in this ambitious target.
01-09-2022 18:00
Although the Vietnamese government is advocating the development of a low-carbon economy, many businesses are scratching their heads over applying proper solutions to make their performance more environmentally friendly.
19-08-2022 19:00
Having set aggressive decarbonisation targets, companies now face the challenge of executing at pace during a time of unprecedented turbulence.
10-08-2022 10:31
Given the current status, a novel public development bank or energy-focused financial vehicle could support Vietnam to realise its goal of transitioning to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy in an equitable manner.