In 2022 Vietnam entered into a $15.5 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with G7 and other countries – a financing framework aimed at helping developing economies decarbonize their energy systems while transitioning to clean energy infrastructure. At the same time, Vietnamese authorities have systematically targeted and imprisoned the country’s leading climate leaders and experts, excluding civil society from the energy transition process. What has happened to the “Just”...| 350 Asia
Event Name: Vietnam’s Unjust Energy Transition Event Time: Thursday, September 26th at 1 – 2pm Eastern Time Event Hosts: 350.org and Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition Event Location: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square, New York, NY 10012 and online. (Please note: Pre-registration is not required for in-person attendance). Speakers Welcome from Obama Leaders Network, representative...| International Rivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: maia@ripplestrategies.com Report Released One Week Prior to Anniversary of Climate Leader Mr. Dang Dinh Bach’s Imprisonment for Speaking Out Against Coal A new in-depth report about Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was released today, outlining the problems with the financing, governance, energy solutions, and participation necessary...| International Rivers