Singapore's public sector emitted 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for the fiscal year (FY) 2023, a 0.2% decline from FY2022, according to a report released by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment on November 18.
Clear regulations, bankable projects, the pooling of concessional and commercial capital, and climate capacity are four keys that can unlock the climate finance market, a forum heard in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19.
The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) will help Vietnam and many other developing countries realise their net-zero emissions targets by 2050, and shift to the use of clean energy, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long said at a working session with Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Hilde Solbakken in Hanoi on September 18.
Vietnam has been a time-tested and reliable partner of India in Southeast Asia, Prof.Dr. Prabir De from the ASEAN – India Centre under the Research and Information System for Developing Countries has affirmed.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Chief Operations Officer of the Denmark-based LEGO Group Carsten Rasmussen who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam's wood industry has opportunities to engage in the carbon market as the whole world is pushing ahead for a greener economy, heard a recent dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City.
Localities nationwide should make drastic efforts to promote forest protection with a view to realising Vietnam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050, which was announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26), according to Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh.
