The effects of climate change are deeply felt in Vietnam.
CO2 emissions are a defined danger. The
consequences are no longer theoretical or distant. Beyond
Vietnam the growing effects on health and the direct effects on
climate are visible everywhere (floods, hurricanes, droughts, rise
in sea-level, wildfires, intrusion of salt water, etc). And
beyond the present there are, we fear, unknown and perhaps
irremediable consequences.
In response to climate change, many countries adopt various
measures to mitigate and slow its effects. The Paris Agreement was
signed in 2016 by many countries including Vietnam. To date
there are 195 signatories. The objective of the Paris
Agreement is to reduce CO2 emissions as soon as possible
and to reach net-zero by the middle of the
21st century. Vietnam has issued a number of
internal legislative documents toward achieving the goal of the
Paris Agreement. Vietnam's path is set out in the Law
on Environmental Protection; more
