HCM City promotes US co-operation in green energy development
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City expects to increase investment cooperation in green energy development with foreign partners, including those from the United States.
Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, expressed his hope during a meeting on June 10 with Pamela Phan, deputy assistant secretary for Asia of the US Department of Commerce.
Hoan acknowledged the US official’s concerns about the development of green and clean energy, noting the city has introduced a number of green solutions to meet Vietnam’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment at the recent 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
The city has introduced green energy in the transportation sector, encouraged enterprises in high-tech parks and industrial parks to utlise clean energy, and urged local people to make use of solar energy, he told the US official.
According to the local official, US businesses operating in Ho Chi Minh City also highly appreciate the city's prospects for economic recovery moving into the post-COVID period.
The city creates the optimal conditions for foreign investors to do business, including those from the US operating in the field of clean energy in the future, he assured his guest.
In response, Phan highlighted the effective co-ordination between Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the US Consulate General in implementing co-operation activities, especially in the field of smart technology development and smart city building.
She went on to reveal that US firms remain keen on investing in the development of clean energy and cybersecurity solutions to protect the local energy system, thereby fulfilling the nation’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
