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Vietnam+: Vietnam exerting efforts to realize net zero commitment
Vietnam is working to achieve its COP21 commitment of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. At the 4th meeting of the national steering committee for implementing this commitment, the PM requested ministries, localities, and businesses to continue accelerating the implementation of the national strategies on climate change. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, offers his recommendation […]
Nong nghiep: Minister Le Minh Hoan: Vietnamese agricultural products have many advantages before the EUDR
On July 25, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Minister Le Minh Hoan had a working session with the Green Transformation Partner Alliance, including enterprises, investment firms, and domestic associations. FT Founding President & CEO, Michael Jenkins, participated. He encouraged Vietnam to act towards net-zero emissions as quickly as possible.
The Star: Vietnam wood pellet industry set for expansion
In the first half of this year, Vietnam exported 1.85 million tonnes of wood pellets to overseas markets, earning nearly US$300mil. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, provides further market analysis.
News Trujillo: Brecha de Género: Solo el 13% de mujeres son directoras en las 50 empresas de agua del Perú
Para promover la participación de las mujeres y hombres en los proyectos de conservación de los ecosistemas que proveen de agua a las ciudades, la Sunass publicó una Guía para la incorporación del enfoque de género en los Merese-h.
La República: Se invertirán más de s/ 32 millones en recuperar ecosistemas críticos para el AGUA en Ayacucho
Con el propósito de reducir la escasez del agua, las inundaciones y la contaminación del agua en la provincia de Huamanga, en la región Ayacucho, se iniciará la ejecución de un importante proyecto que permitirá la conservación y recuperación de ecosistemas críticos como bosques, pastizales, matorrales y lagunas en más de 6 mil hectáreas en […]
World Economic Forum: Brazil wants to replant the Amazon. Where’s it going to get enough trees?
An area twice the size of California has been clear cut or degraded in the Amazon forest, and restoring even a portion of this would represent one of the most ambitious ecological restoration projects in history. Forest Trends’ Founding President and CEO, Michael Jenkins, discusses how indigenous communities are central to this restoration effort.
Nong nghiep: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in processing wood for export
Vietnam’s wood industry is trying to ‘green’ the supply chain and map out a path of transforming production to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to catch up with the trend of the times. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, discusses how enterprises can benefit from carbon credits.
Vietnam Investment Review: Apprehension apparent over fresh CBAM regulations
Industrial manufacturers and Vietnamese analysts have reacted to upcoming EU rules on greenhouse gas emissions reporting with both support and concern. FPTF Managing Director Phuc Xuan To emphasizes how important it is for Vietnam to strike a balance between economic development and emissions.
The Saigon Times: More challenges ahead
Stringent requirements for a clean energy transition, sustainable materials, and low-carbon and eco-friendly production present new challenges to Vietnamese manufacturers. Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance Initiative, offers his insight.
S&P Global: Carbon markets still in search of ways to quantify ‘beyond-carbon’ benefits
Developers of nature-based carbon projects in North America are still searching for ways in which voluntary carbon markets can value the co-benefits of projects, like improved biodiversity and economic development, that are supplemental to their climate benefits. Conversations from Ecosystem Marketplace’s recent Insights Briefing offer opportunities and challenges on how to quantify these co-benefits.
