Vietnam can set an example for clean energy adoption thanks to its natural advantages, the U.S.’s special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry, said.

The second Vietnam Clean Energy Forum took place in Hanoi on April 7, offering a venue for managers, scientists and businesses to exchange views on mechanisms, policies, technology and financing for wind, solar and gas power projects towards carbon neutrality.

NDO – The Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA) made its debut at a ceremony held in Hue city on August 21 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID). The ceremony was attended by around 100 delegates representing departments, sectors, businesses, universities, and research […]

Vietnam has committed to combat climate change by reducing emissions and promoting sustainable energy development, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at an online climate summit Friday.

Vietnam is taking a page from California and the EU to craft a landmark cap-and-trade program that will cover major emitters from Panasonic to Nestle in a country that has become one of the world’s most important manufacturing hubs.

Vietnam has introduced legislation to advance its greenhouse gas reduction goals as per the Paris climate accord, decreasing worries the fast-growing nation’s reliance on coal would stymie those efforts. Vietnam has introduced legislation to advance its greenhouse gas reduction goals as per the Paris climate accord, decreasing worries the fast-growing nation’s reliance on coal would […]

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is an area that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Residents are being forced to move after their houses are flooded and collapse into the Delta. Vietnam is just one example of forced human displacement due to climate change. Scientists estimate that sea levels could rise 5 or 6 feet by 2100. The recent IPCC climate report on […]

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Green Future Index listed Vietnam as a climate laggard economy for making low and uneven commitments toward a green future.

HANOI: Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on July 13.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has presented several important initiatives of Việt Nam during the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.