Charting the path to a fossil-free East Asia
By Liangyi Chang
Last month climate leaders from 10 Asian countries converge for 3 days of trainings, skillshares and bearing witness to the impacts of fossil-fueled development to communities, as part of the East Asia Climate Leadership Camp 2018.
The …
Uprising Against Japan’s Coal Addiction
By Marie Tanao
“Clean coal” is a myth. Japan is behind the rest of the world in recognizing this truth.
In 1992, the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade (METI) then known as the Ministry of International Trade and Industry …
Climate change knows no borders
Cancelling the Long An coal plant provides an opportunity for Vietnam to spur a low-carbon and more equitable form of development.……
Vietnam’s marine protected area under threats from a coal plant
By Change
In November 2016, a coal plant’s request to dump 1.5 million m3 of industrial wastes into a nearby marine protected area (MPA) made headlines throughout Vietnam. The request came from the coal-fired power plant complex Vinh Tan—a long …
Bac Lieu chose clean energy, clean environment, clean shrimp and phased out coal-fired power plant – a wise decision which satisfies people’s expectation, and leads a new initiative for Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Hanoi, September 23, 2016 –Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and Non-Communicable Diseases Viet Nam (NCDs-VN) wholeheartedly support Bac Lieu Province leaders in their decision to “Withdraw Cai Cung coal-fired power plant project1 in the province from the Power Development Plan …
High school student organizes photograph exhibition on climate change
CHANGE organized the exhibition “Climate change effects on the Mekong Delta” with its intern Quach Vinh Tuong on 29/08/2016 at BLANC Café, Vietnam, marking the intern’s first environmental photography project.
The exhibition included 17 selected …
“Care or Not Care?” – Vietnamese Artists Share Their Perspectives on Environmental Crisis
HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC), 5 MAY 2016, following I Can’t photo project, a short film I Don’t Care – a collaborated work of CHANGE/350.org Vietnam and Global Greengrants Fund – was launched portraying the devastating consequences when people being …
Charting our path to sustainable energy development in Vietnam: a convergence of sectors
Seminar on climate and energy raises voice of frontline community, corporate sector and scientific community in sustainable development
CHANGE/350.org Vietnam and the Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) hosted a seminar “Power shift: …
Vietnamese artists say “I can’t” to coal pollution
HO CHI MINH CITY, 1 APRIL 2016 Today the I Can’t campaign launches with the support of eight renowned Vietnamese singers, artists and actors emphasizing the message: “Don’t let coal pollution destroy your life.” The photo album portrays the deadly …