The Vietnam Energy and Technology Forum 2021 was co-held by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in Hanoi on November 30 to put forward policies and recommendations for Vietnam in energy technologies.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk co-chaired a high-level policy dialogue on low-carbon green agricultural transformation and emissions reduction on November 30.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the annual dialogue between leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) that was held in the form of videoconference on November 11.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on APEC economies to strive to invest more in clean energy projects and develop new technologies in response to a variety of challenges posed by economic transitioning and climate change.

The Office of the People’s Committee of northern border Lao Cai province has said that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to offer a non-refundable aid worth US$1 million to the province to carry out a project on sustainable forest management and biodiversity preservation.

The Vietnam Energy Efficiency Building Week 2021 (VEEBW 2021) hosted by the Vietnam Energy Efficiency Network (EEN-Vietnam) opened in Hanoi on November 3.

A workshop on enhancing the role of private investment in green growth for the 2021-2030 period was jointly held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the German development cooperation agency (GIZ) on November 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes the Global Methane Pledge initiative, considering it a right choice and the fastest, most cost-effective and beneficial solution to the current climate emergency, says Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - The nation will take stronger measures to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Pham Minh said, while calling on countries to make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions on the basis of common responsibility in line with their conditions and capacity.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 evening phoned Chilean President Sebastian Piñera to discuss about the Vietnam - Chile relations, as well as bilateral cooperation in climate change response and the COVID-19 fight.