can vietnam achieve its goals on net zero emissions

Can Vietnam achieve its goals on net-zero emissions?

Vietnam’s economic achievements have been impressive over recent decades but greenhouse gas emissions have risen alongside them. Patrick Lenain, former assistant director at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, looks at the carbon market for this country moving forward as it tries to meet major emission-reducing targets.
attempting to balance green ideas with profit

Attempting to balance green ideas with profit

The circular economy is essential for all businesses as well as people. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, president and CEO of SCG told VIR’s Nguyen Huong how this company collaborates with relevant partners to promote this kind of development model and aim for net zero emissions.
vietnam primed for circular and sustainable advancement

Vietnam primed for circular and sustainable advancement

We only have this planet to live on and need to transition to a circular economy (CE) now, asserted the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) at the Conference for the National Action Plan on Circular Economy on June 28, which provides the groundwork for establishing concrete missions towards sustainable development in Vietnam.
amata to play a part in smart sustainable cities of the future

AMATA to play a part in smart sustainable cities of the future

AMATA will contribute to global efforts in tackling climate change. It voluntarily took action in 2020 when it set targets to reduce direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by a total of 5 per cent in 2022 and 7 per cent in 2025.
talkshow innovative solutions substitutes for single use plastic towards green consumption

Talkshow Innovative Solutions & Substitutes for Single-use Plastic towards Green Consumption

Green manufacturing and green consumption are the global trends of development in recent year, Vietnam also goes green with various commitments on Net Zero emission as well as actions to reduce plastic wastes nationwide.
doing our part to frame the planets harmonious future

Doing our part to frame the planet’s harmonious future

Vietnam is making efforts to realise its strong commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, writes about how the country can formulate a development pathway that benefits both the economy and the environment in line with the World Environment Day on June 5.
unilever vietnam achieves net zero emissions nine years earlier than planned

Unilever Vietnam achieves net zero emissions nine years earlier than planned

Switching to clean energy sources, reducing emissions from electricity consumption, and building green facilities are Unilever Vietnam’s efforts to obtain net zero operational emissions, underpinning the company’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions throughout the value chain.
implications for vietnam in the bold transition to net zero

Implications for Vietnam in the bold transition to net-zero

More than 130 countries, including Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand, have made (or are considering) net-zero pledges. By this, we are referring to the goal of eliminating or offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions, to limit the rise in the earth’s temperature to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.
meeting ambitious climate objectives

Meeting ambitious climate objectives

With the completion of a draft net-zero National Climate Change Strategy just five months after COP26, the government of Vietnam keeps sending a strong message about climate ambition.
citi supports vietnams climate action commitment

Citi supports Vietnam’s climate action commitment

On May 10, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Citi Vietnam signed an MoU to cooperate in their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda towards the net zero target of the nation.
wholesale reform on climate agenda

Wholesale reform on climate agenda

Following its strong international commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam is about to promulgate a hallmark new strategy on climate change response, meaning great pressure to develop many industrial sectors.
transforming energy in the race against climate change

Transforming energy in the race against climate change

Vietnam has set itself ambitious goals when it comes to climate neutrality, yet current schemes are being deemed insufficient by energy experts, who are now recommending following Europe’s framework for energy transition and carbon neutrality.
paying closer attention to low carbon emitting groups

Paying closer attention to low carbon-emitting groups

Paying attention to reducing greenhouse gases will be an urgent requirement for enterprises in Vietnam, in the context that the government is eager to issue policies to realise the commitment to reach net zero. In March 2021, the Politburo and the National Assembly reaffirmed Vietnam’s desire to become not only a more modern, industrialised economy, but also a key part of the global supply chain, and to get more of its working citizens firmly in the middle-income bracket.
vietnams dedicated path to net zero emissions

Vietnam’s dedicated path to net-zero emissions

Vietnam could make great strides in absorbing and leveraging new technologies as it transitions to a green economy, but it also faces major challenges related to financial, technical, and policy procedures. Rui Ludovino, first counsellor of Climate Action, Environment, Employment, and Social Policies at the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, talked with VIR’s Van Nguyen about the country’s journey to a greener economy and cooperation with the EU.
lenovo outlines vision to achieve net zero by 2050

Lenovo outlines vision to achieve net-zero by 2050

At Lenovo’s annual company event on April 14 to mark the start of the financial year, chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang set out the company’s bold vision for the year ahead. This includes building on its recent commitment to double investment in research and development (R&D), hiring 12,000 professionals around the world over the next three years, and achieving net-zero by 2050.