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Revealing the truth about the carbon credit market

Carbon credits have recently made headlines in Vietnam, with the concept often surrounded by overblown expectations of an easy option, or suspicions of what feel unlikely attempts to cancel out greenhouse gas emissions. The history of carbon credits, however, spans...

Pilot Sectoral New Market Mechanisms

Project objectives The project funded by the European Union (EU) to support the conceptual development of the modalities and procedures for the next generation of sectoral carbon markets. The New Market Mechanisms (NMM) project builds upon recent experiences with carbon...

Development of potential mitigation action for building sector in Viet Nam

Project objectives: The implementation of the project aims at strengthening technical capacity to identify and develop potential actions to achieve climate mitigation and promote sustainable buildings. Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Duration: 11/2013 – 04/2018 Contribution: –      Develop...

Data Collection for RAC Inventory in Viet Nam

Project objectives The objective of the Assignment is to conduct data collection for a comprehensive inventory of the GHG emissions (direct and indirect emissions) in the RAC&F sector according to IPCC 2006 guidelines – Tier 2 Methodology and following the...

Study on the design of a national carbon tax coupled with a project-based offset system

Project objectives Presenting an overview of the current trends and lessons from the evolving carbon pricing practices in over 40 countries worldwide, the existing taxation framework in Viet Nam, and proposes three option for introduction of carbon taxes and fees....