A hybrid conference on the application and development of hydrogen technology in Vietnam’s green energy transition took place in the central city of Da Nang on March 7, with the participation of managers, scientists, and businesses from Japan and Vietnam.
The implementation of climate change response and green energy transition is an inevitable path of sustainable development, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told the UN Develop Programme (UNDP)’s high-level dialogue on development priorities in the Asia-Pacific in 2023 held on February 16.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) stands ready to support the Vietnamese government in the detailed formulation and implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) resource mobilisation plan right in 2023, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi has affirmed.
It is necessary to increase tree coverage to reduce the effect of heat-induced problems and increase the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas, contributing to realising the target of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Dr. Nguyen Tuan Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
The Indonesian government has formalised a collaboration with Australian renewable energy company Sun Cable in a bid to create an energy distribution network in the archipelago.
The Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the UN Development Programme held a seminar in Hanoi on October 20 to discuss the development of road electric vehicles toward green energy transition.
The Austrian state of Styria wants to enhance bilateral engagement with Hanoi in green energy, the circular economy, education, environmental technology, and waste treatment, said an official.
Vietnam hopes 100% of new buses will use electricity or green energy from 2025, which is part of the transport sector’s action plan on green energy transition to reduce carbon and methane emissions.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has emphasised that five big agendas of the nation must not stop despite geopolitical conflicts and crises continuing to haunt the world.
Vietnam hopes 100% of new buses will use electricity or green energy from 2025, which is part of the transport sector’s action plan on green energy transition to reduce carbon and methane emissions.
Power Development Plan VIII plans to phase out coal-fired power plants to curb CO2 emissions, with no more new plants after 2030, according to a seminar held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi on June 22.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), for sustainable development, renewable energy needs to become a public good, serving all people and accessible to everyone.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan on June 10 hosted a reception for a delegation of US government officials and business representatives who are visiting Vietnam to find ways to boost bilateral ties in clean energy development.
With a solid financial foundation, bright prospects in the medium and long term, stocks of renewable energy companies are attracting more and more investors.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed 30 million USD to the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of support for Vietnam to help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed several cooperation programmes in the fields of green energy, economy, and counterterrorism during talks with her Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod.
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on November 18 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on establishing a strategic partnership for 2021 – 2024 to promote clean and renewable energy development, and help PetroVietnam achieve targets in green energy transition.
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