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Assessing the Potential for Growing Energy Crops Without Competing with Food Production: The Example of Marginal Land in Viet Nam

The IKI project “Cultivation of Energy Crops on Post-Mining Sites (CPEP)” has demonstrated that the cultivation of energy crops on […]

CarBi II’s Lasting Impact and the Road Ahead

For the past six years, deep in the Central Annamites, forest guards have patrolled dense forests, communities have come together to […]

The Forest Guardians

“We’re not just protecting trees, we’re protecting our own future, our children’s future, and the future of many others.” At […]

Earth Hour 2025: Thousands of Young Families Support Net-Zero

Hanoi, March 22, 2025 – This year’s Earth Hour event at Hoan Kiem Lake was more than just a call […]

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Events

Tuesday
17
September 2024

We invite you to this year’s IKI Interface Viet Nam Workshop on Tuesday, 17 September 2024, following a Networking evening […]

17/09/2024 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Press Club Hanoi, 12 Ly Dao Thanh St., Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Recent Publications

The Green Cooling Initiative III (GCI III), spearheaded by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), is a comprehensive and ambitious global endeavor designed to advance sustainable cooling practices worldwide. This initiative targets key countries, including Viet Nam, with the goal of promoting the adoption of energy-efficient cooling technologies that use natural refrigerants. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) plays a pivotal role as the primary implementing agency for this project.

Through these collaborative efforts, GCI III aims to bolster the ability of stakeholders to adopt and implement green cooling solutions effectively. This, in turn, contributes significantly to advancing Viet Nam’s sustainability agenda and achieving its climate targets, positioning the country as a leader in the global movement towards environmentally friendly cooling technologies.
This assignment centers on elaborating a market study and developing a transformation plan for green cooling technologies in the domestic and retail refrigeration subsectors under the food cold chain sector in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam is a rapidly developing nation facing both population growth and the impact of climate change with over 99 million people and a high population density, Viet Nam’s economic expansion and urbanization contribute to an escalating demand for cooling. It plays a major role in economic and social development including the food processing, freezing, electronics and pharmaceutical industries. However, this growth also intensifies the environmental strain, since the cooling sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2016, it constituted 9% of the country’s total emissions, emitting 28.7 Mt CO₂eq (GIZ, 2019).

Addressing this issue becomes the objective of the project, aiming to conduct a comprehensive market survey and develop a transition plan that prioritises green cooling technologies, particularly within the domestic and commercial refrigeration subsectors. The project focuses on the cold food supply chain and aligns with the dual objectives of economic growth and environmental sustainability. Through strategic adoption of green cooling technologies and low GWP refrigerants, this initiative not only aims to revolutionise cooling practices but also seeks to foster a sustainable, resilient, and environmentally conscious trajectory for Viet Nam’s development.

The summary report on “Developing a National Program for Transition to Electric Transport in Viet Nam” outlines a strategic framework to shift the country’s transport sector towards electric vehicles (EVs). It underscores the urgency of this transition, as road transport accounts for over 85% of the sector’s energy demand and 80% of its greenhouse gas emissions.

The report details a series of strategic initiatives designed to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Viet Nam. It emphasises the importance of developing a robust charging infrastructure, providing financial incentives for EV purchases, and implementing supportive policies that encourage both public and private sector investment in the electric transport ecosystem. The report also presents various development scenarios, each based on different levels of policy intervention, illustrating how Viet Nam can progressively increase the electrification rate in its transport sector.

On the 16th and 17th of September, the IKI Interface Viet Nam Networking Dinner and Workshop convened implementers from 27 IKI projects, together with German and Vietnamese political partners, for annual discussions and knowledge sharing. This year’s event, themed ‘Economic Instruments for Climate and Biodiversity Protection,’ opened in-depth discussions among IKI implementers about the opportunities and impacts of economic incentives in promoting climate and biodiversity protection in Viet Nam.

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