CO2 emissions

Tackling climate change crisis through innovation and tech

June 28, 2024 | 12:13

My recent visit to Vietnam illustrated many of the challenges of growing economies in facing climate change, whose consequences are becoming increasingly dire. Vietnam shows how a country can take action and use innovative mechanisms and technology to enable a path to green and sustainable growth.

Thailand works to reduce CO2 emissions

April 04, 2024 | 15:22

Thailand is expected to start enforcing a new law outlining measures to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in an effort to help the state and business sectors better deal with climate change, a senior official has said.

Energy-related CO2 emissions hit record levels in 2023: IEA

March 01, 2024 | 15:06

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to a record level in 2023, but the growth slowed from previous years thanks to continued expansion of clean technologies, the International Energy Agency said Friday.

Putting the carbon market to work

November 30, 2023 | 16:03

The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, represents a historic global effort to combat climate change with the primary goal is to limit global warming to well below 2°C...

Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022: study

June 27, 2023 | 11:52

Global energy sector carbon dioxide emissions hit a record peak last year counter to Paris commitments, a key study warned Monday, and highlighted the "worst ever" impacts of climate change.

GreenYellow investing in New Wing's rooftop solar power system

June 12, 2023 | 08:00

GreenYellow, a French energy management company, has signed a deal to invest in a rooftop solar power project in Bac Giang for New Wing Interconnect Technology.

Japanese company strives to reduce CO2 emissions in response to AZEC

March 08, 2023 | 14:33

On March 3-4, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the Ministerial Meeting on Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) in Tokyo.

BASF Vietnam: creating chemistry for a sustainable country

December 19, 2022 | 10:48

Chemicals group BASF is driving sustainability through innovations and partnerships across the value chain.

The principles for emission ambition

January 08, 2022 | 15:00

VIR’s Van Nguyen spoke with Dinh Thi Quynh Van, general director of PwC Vietnam, about how the country can successfully carry out its commitments.

Climate 'reality check': 2021 global CO2 emissions near record levels

November 04, 2021 | 16:06

Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China's share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday.