The government agreed at the Asia Zero Emissions Community-AZEC in Tokyo to support Japan’s initiatives to achieve the target in this area. This was stressed by the chargé d’affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, Nguyen Duc Minh, in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), on the eve of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Heng’s visit to the Land of the Rising Sun to attend the AZEC from March 3 to 4.

The Vietnamese government reaffirmed its determination to implement Vietnam’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.

Nguyen Duc Minh stressed that Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change and sea level rise. The World Bank (WB) estimates that climate change will reduce 3.5% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.

Deputy Prime Minister Trân Hông Hà’s participation in the conference will promote cooperation on the environment and energy, as well as discussions on establishing concrete roadmaps for the development of initiatives, he said.

One of the prerequisites for successfully completing the energy transition, transforming the economy to achieve net zero and protecting people from natural disasters and negative impacts of climate change is technology transfer and training of quality human resources, he said, adding that Vietnam will focus on these areas at the conference and seek cooperation from developed countries, especially Japan.

According to the diplomat, the participation of Vietnam’s deputy government chief is important to reaffirm the determination to implement Vietnam’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.

He noted that this would be the first ministerial meeting on energy between Japan, Southeast Asian countries and Australia to exchange measures to support the development and use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Nguyen Duc Minh stressed that Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change and sea level rise. The World Bank (WB) estimates that climate change will reduce 3.5% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.

Deputy Prime Minister Trân Hông Hà’s participation in the conference will promote cooperation on the environment and energy, as well as discussions on establishing concrete roadmaps for the development of initiatives, he said.

One of the prerequisites for successfully completing the energy transition, transforming the economy to achieve net zero and protecting people from natural disasters and negative impacts of climate change is technology transfer and training of quality human resources, he said, adding that Vietnam will focus on these areas at the conference and seek cooperation from developed countries, especially Japan.