Saigon Hi-Tech Park’s ambitious 50% renewable energy goal far exceeds the city’s 15% target, positioning the park as a trailblazing “living lab” for sustainable energy solutions.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 25 called on Leipzig city of Germany to share its experience with the southern metropolis in sustainable urban planning, enhancing resilience, and transferring environmentally friendly green technologies.
Vietnamese firms have ample opportunities to develop green and clean projects, particularly in renewable energy, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), data centre and smart building construction, experts said at a series of seminars on energy held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4.
The 2024 International Container Management Symposium (CMS 2024) is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, gathering over 50 leading global experts in packaging management and pesticide regulatory agencies from Southeast Asian countries.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction on August 30 held an inauguration ceremony for the expanded Binh Hung wastewater treatment plant and its collection system in Binh Chanh district, as part of Phase 2 of the southern metropolis’s water environment improvement project.
Construction of the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe wastewater treatment plant project in Ho Chi Minh City, which will be the largest in Southeast Asia, is around 41% complete and is expected to be put into use in June, 2025.
In order to address the growing issue of pollution, Ho Chi Minh City has been launching various joint dissemination campaigns and activities with businesses to encourage its dwellers to reduce the use of single-use or non-degradable plastic bags, and collect and recycle plastic waste.
France is ready to work with Vietnam to promote cooperative activities in the field of green development and reducing net emissions by providing advanced technical solutions, French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet said on June 6.
Ho Chi Minh City needs to adopt policies and channel financial resources to develop a carbon credit market in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions and respond to global warming, experts said.
An event named “Live Green with Gen G Festival” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 24 to wrap up and mark the success of the second season of the “Live Green and Wellness with Gen G” campaign launched by Pananasonic towards a green, wellness and sustainable lifestyle for young generations, pioneering in solving the problem of global warming.
With its role as an important metropolis and economic growth pole for the country, Ho Chi Minh City’s determination to take the lead in the green transition process is expected to create a positive economic transition trend for Vietnam, contributing to speeding up the process towards zero net emissions by 2050.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has nominated Can Gio Biosphere Reserve on its outskirts as a Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Ho Chi Minh City has five ongoing projects aimed at transforming current solid waste treatment plants into waste-to-energy models, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
A seminar on green and inclusive transition toward sustainable development in developing nations took place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25, seeking experts’ advice for such progress in Vietnam.
Many programmes and projects have been issued by Ho Chi Minh City to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change in efforts to develop the southern metropolis into a low-carbon city.
Ho Chi Minh City is cooperating with the World Bank (WB) to implement a programme called ‘A low-carbon city development’ towards developing a domestic carbon market.
Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment in six planned wastewater treatment projects to treat about 3 million cubic metres of wastewater a day in the city.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment is promoting the application of advanced technologies in waste management in order to manage effectively large amounts of waste generated in the city.
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to stop the production and import of single-use plastic products, non-biodegradable plastic bags and microplastic items to lower plastic waste pollution and treatment costs.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment and Natural Resources has proposed other municipal departments and agencies cooperate with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in addressing land subsidence.
Ho Chi Minh City is set to carry out five groups of measures for environmental protection during 2021 - 2030 so as to continue easing pollution, improving environmental quality, and adapting to climate change towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City and the HCM City Power Cooperation (EVNHCMC) on March 26 hosted a run to mark the 91st anniversary of the HCYU and respond to Earth Hour and Olympic Day Run 2022.
