climate change

Vietnam aggressively implementing the Paris Agreement

March 31, 2023 | 19:06

Vietnam integrating solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, with the aim of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Innovative low-carbon projects join UK's climate finance scheme

March 27, 2023 | 18:27

Nine low-carbon Vietnamese initiatives have been chosen to take part in the first wave of the UK government's $14.4 million climate finance scheme.

Vietnam to complete policies, laws for sustainable energy development

March 07, 2023 | 15:31

Experts discussed the implementation of policies and laws on energy development in the 2016-2021 period at a conference co-organised by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) and the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment (CSTE) in Hanoi on March 5.

Vietnam supports Japan’s initiatives towards net zero emissions: diplomat

March 02, 2023 | 17:05

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha’s participation in the coming Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo will affirm Vietnam’s resolve to realise its committements on greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change response, as well as support for the Japanese Government’s initiatives towards net zero emissions.

Amazon scales renewable energy to fight climate change

February 09, 2023 | 10:09

On February 8, Amazon announced that in 2022 it grew its renewable energy capacity by 8.3GW through 133 new projects across 11 countries.

Committed to empowering a brighter future

February 07, 2023 | 15:43

MUFG Vietnam believes empowering members of business and society to address environmental and social issues is an integral part of its mission. With that, we have been making relentless efforts to initiate conversations with clients and policymakers about the importance of transition finance.

Thailand, Japan join hands against climate change

January 09, 2023 | 16:15

According to Thai Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpacha, Thailand and Japan have agreed to establish a marine litter monitoring centre as part of their bilateral climate change cooperation.

British embassy launches Climate Finance Accelerator in Vietnam

December 23, 2022 | 15:37

A new programme providing support for innovative low-carbon projects to help increase their chances of finding investment has been launched by the British embassy in Hanoi, with a call for proposals open until 15 January 2023.

The sustainable rise of viable investment across Asia

December 19, 2022 | 15:00

With the steady rise in the number of climate-related companies and in their climate-related revenues, climate change has become more and more significant as a mainstream investment theme. Looking further into the data, we can see that the universe of climate solutions is getting bigger and greener with the growing Asia pivot.

Green finance and technology solutions for net-zero emissions

December 19, 2022 | 10:00

As climate change has become a serious international issue, many countries have taken action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In Vietnam, the government has made a tremendous effort to combat climate change by ratifying the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016, pursuing the National Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030, and implementing the Law on Environmental Protection which came into effect at the beginning of 2022.

How the SBV deals with climate risks

December 16, 2022 | 12:16

Around the world, central banks are increasingly worried about climate change. Rising temperatures, lengthy droughts, weather disasters and high sea levels have deep economic and financial consequences. Pierre Monnin, senior fellow and Patrick Lenain, senior associate of the Council on Economic Policies, share their view on what the State Bank of Vietnam can do to limit those risks.