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Preparation crucial for banks to avail of green credit trends
24-04-2021 11:00
Many foreign and Vietnamese financial institutions are now enthusiastically enforcing green loans or bonds as they continue to work towards transition to a low carbon economy. However, issues such as debtors’ leverage ratio or energy project quality are associated with risks. Pham Nhu Anh, member of the Board of Management, head of the Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Military Bank, talked to VIR’s Luu Huong about the risks and rewards of these climate-friendly initiatives.
Apple announces $200 mn forestry fund to reduce carbon
16-04-2021 10:30
Apple on Thursday announced a $200 million fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects, with the goal of removing carbon from the atmosphere while also generating profit.
GE highlights gas potential in low-carbon energy production
06-04-2021 19:41
At an online media roundtable held to share the findings of its latest Whitepaper on energy transition builds, GE has reiterated its commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030 and to exit the new-build coal power market.
Forests, soil may not keep pace with CO2 emissions, experts warn
25-03-2021 11:19
The world is counting too heavily on soil and plants to soak up planet-ravaging carbon pollution, researchers cautioned Wednesday.
EU carbon tax plan compels local suppliers to step up
24-03-2021 18:38
Vietnamese manufacturing exporters will be under pressure to invest in greener solutions once the European Union adopts a resolution on placing a carbon tax on some products from outside the bloc that do not meet decarbonisation standards
HSBC to phase out coal funding on shareholder pressure
11-03-2021 16:45
HSBC bank on Thursday unveiled plans to phase out financing of the coal industry over the next two decades, bowing to shareholder pressure to do more to tackle global warming.
LNG powering the future of energy
08-03-2021 11:35
US-backed GE and partners have launched operations at Track 4A Power Plant in Malaysia, marking the very first commercial use of the former’s second-generation H-class gas turbines that are expected to widen the horizons of low-carbon energy production and accelerate the growth of liquefied natural gas in the global energy mix.
Pooling all efforts for the carbon market
02-03-2021 12:13
The prime minister has assigned relevant ministries and agencies to compile a draft regulation introducing the forest environment and CO2 indexes in accordance with the regulation that localities developing industrial projects and emitting CO2 will be charged based on their forest environment index. Prof. Pham Van Dien, deputy director general of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST), told VIR’s Kim Oanh about the principles these indexes need to incorporate and how they will help build out the carbon market in Vietnam.
Vietnam leaps on carbon credit craze
07-02-2021 10:00
Once a policy to apply forest environmental and CO2 indicators is officially approved, Vietnam may participate more actively in the sale and purchase of carbon credits for both enterprises and localities.
New technological trends for carbon credit investors
14-01-2021 10:00
Carbon credits are an essential part of the national and international scheme of things, which provides economic incentives worldwide to reduce pollutants and climate change. Thomas G. Giglione, founder and managing director of Carbon Credit Group in Toronto, writes on the potential of carbon credits and new technological trends.
Vietnam reports positive results from partnership project on carbon market formation
31-12-2020 18:00
After five years of implementing the Vietnam partnership for market readiness project (VNPMR) in steel production, numerous positive results have been achieved, creating an important basis for Vietnam to build and develop its own carbon market and then connect it to the globe.
Gas power generation to remain a prominent energy source in next decade
27-10-2020 17:10
Gas power generation is going to be a prominent source of energy in Asia in the next 10 years, following the decarbonisation trend taking place at the moment.
GE rises to challenges of energy transition
19-10-2020 17:39
GE has announced a comprehensive set of goals to achieve carbon neutrality for the company’s operations by 2030.
Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030
10-09-2020 11:44
Unilever, a leading manufacturer of cleaning and laundry products, has announced it will replace 100 per cent of the carbon derived from fossil fuels in its cleaning and laundry product formulations with renewable or recycled carbon. This move is set to transform the sustainability of global cleaning and laundry brands including OMO, Sunlight, Cif, and Domestos (known as Vim in Vietnam).
Apple pledges to be fully carbon neutral by 2030
22-07-2020 08:00
Apple pledged Tuesday to be carbon neutral across its entire business, including its manufacturing supply chain, by 2030, in a stepped up push to fight climate change.
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