Vietnam's tourism industry is working to measure and reduce CO2 emissions from every tourist activity, moving closer to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.

Many large private enterprises have proactively transformed their operations, investing boldly in new industries and pioneering innovative business models onfocused sustainability and the circular economy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged countries to take more drastic actions, with stronger will and determination, to tackle climate change, aiming for net-zero emissions across Asia as soon as possible.

Affirming that green development is an inevitable trend, the Government leader underscored that the implementation of the commitment to reduce emissions requires high determination, great efforts, drastic actions with focal points.

As Vietnam considers implementing a carbon tax, experts are divided over its potential benefits and drawbacks. While some believe it will help reduce emissions, others warn of potential economic harm.

Localities in the Mekong Delta region have been progressively developing roadmaps for clean agricultural production as an effort to gradually guide Vietnam's agricultural sector towards the goal of "Net Zero" by 2050.

The development of eco-industrial parks is an effective solution to lower emissions enough to meet the net zero target by 2050 in Vietnam. However, there are still many obstacles, especially in terms of mechanisms.

Measures for securing net zero emissions in tourism were discussed at a high-level travel forum on green transformation held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5.

A first-of-its-kind accelerator programme for energy efficiency has been kicked off in Vietnam.

Many next-generation car owners complain that it is difficult to find filling stations that meet Euro 5 fuel standards. However, this kind of fuel accounts for only 10 percent of demand.

In Vietnam, there are about 28-29 million pigs, 2.3 million buffaloes, 6.7 million cows (including dairy cows), and 2.9 million goats and sheep. Livestock is the second largest greenhouse gas emission sector in agriculture.

If a new draft regulation is approved, as many as 4,000 pig and cow farms will have to conduct greenhouse gas emissions inventory. It is estimated that each farm will have to spend VND100-150 million a year on stocktaking.

Prof Ha Duong Minh, a Vietnamese-born French scientist who has conducted research on the environment and development, spoke recently about important policies Vietnam should prioritize to obtain sustainable development.

Vietnam is the world's top exporter of Robusta coffee, earning nearly US$4.2 billion of export revenue in 2023. If switching to carbon emission reduction production, the income of coffee farmers could double.

Vietnamese airlines have worked hard to implement the net zero emission targets by using new generation aircraft in their operation, which are more environmentally friendly thanks to advanced technologies.

Ngo Hoang Ho, Business and Administration Division Manager at Vietnam NOK Co in DongNai province, recently talked to VietNamNet about green production.

Mekong Delta’s farmers are implementing a high-quality low-emission rice project on 1 million hectares of the total 7.1 million hectares of rice fields in the country.

Ho Chi Minh City is building a project to restructure its industry towards sustainable development in the 2025-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, prioritising the use of high technology and reducing emissions towards net zero emissions by 2050.

Net zero, in the past, just meant practicing thrift to reduce production costs, but now, it is a must, according to Ngo Hoang Ho from NOK, an enterprise pioneering green transition in Dong Nai.