Green Economy
Convergent intentions for new energy development
Vietnam’s new energy challenge is to align AI-driven growth with green investment and net-zero ambitions.
Green Economy
HCM City builds smart city based on data management and planning
Among the nine core principles identified by the smart city project, the most notable is the order of priority: placing citizens and businesses at the center; using data as the foundation; ensuring interconnection, integration, and shared usage; guaranteeing information security and privacy.
Green Economy
Unlocking blue economy potential
As their economic importance increasingly comes to the fore, a growing variety of interests are seeking opportunities along Vietnam’s coastline and sea areas.
Da Nang aims for up to three forest carbon projects and credit trading by 2030
This represents a significant step toward converting the value of forest carbon sequestration into financial resources while promoting sustainable forest management.
Coordinated action for the recycling industry to develop
There is business and community goodwill toward recycling but scaling suitable models remains problematic.
Construction of waste-to-energy plant and resort commences in Nghe An province
Total investment capital of the two projects estimated at more than VND6.15 trillion ($234 million).
Coping with system complexity in new energy transitions
A recent GE Vernova study found that Vietnam’s clean energy transition will depend as much on grid flexibility and system integration as on expanding renewable capacity.
Vietnam, Singapore implement agreement on carbon credit exchange
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is a provision that allows countries to voluntarily engage in international cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop carbon credit markets under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Towards environmentally friendly industrial parks
A recently-released technical guideline offers direction to industrial parks on water reuse and meeting environmental protection requirements.