Nhan Dan Newspaper and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment launch the Net Zero Vietnam information page

Scene of the launching ceremony of the special page. Photo: The Dai

Speaking at the ceremony, journalist Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that the idea of building a special page called Net Zero Vietnam has been nurtured for a long time and officially launched nearly two years ago. This is an important event and milestone, demonstrating Nhan Dan Newspaper's determination to accompany the Government in realizing the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 - an unprecedented long-term vision policy.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, speaks. Photo: The Dai

According to journalist Le Quoc Minh, the "Net Zero Vietnam" website is not only a place to provide updated information but also has a countdown of important milestones in the roadmap to realizing Vietnam's Net Zero commitment.

The Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper added that every year, Nhan Dan Newspaper launches many special pages, but “Net Zero Vietnam” is a carefully built product, strongly applying digital data, demonstrating the direction of future journalism, where information is organized scientifically , intuitively and usefully, contributing to spreading awareness and encouraging action for a green and sustainable Vietnam.

Party Central Committee member, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang speaks. Photo: The Dai

At the ceremony, Party Central Committee member and Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang affirmed that this is an important coordination initiative of the two agencies, marking a new step forward in the communication - action - connection strategy for the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

This event takes place at a very special time, when the whole country is urgently implementing important Resolutions of the Central Committee and preparing documents to be submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Party, in which green transformation, sustainable development and climate change response are identified as one of the strategic breakthroughs for the country's new development stage.

According to comrade Tran Duc Thang, the birth of the "Net Zero Vietnam" website marks an important step forward in knowledge management and coordination of national actions on green transformation. This is a knowledge and connection platform to disseminate policies, update implementation progress and share typical models and initiatives; a forum for scientists, managers, businesses and people to contribute initiatives on "Economic Development - Environmental Protection - Social Prosperity", propose solutions and act together for the common goal: Sustainable development of the country - for a green Vietnam, in harmony with nature.

Launching the "Net Zero Vietnam" website. Photo: The Dai

This opening event also marks the beginning of a journey to connect awareness - inspire trust - spread responsibility, making the Net Zero 2050 goal a vivid reality in every industry, every business, and every Vietnamese person.

The “Net Zero Vietnam” website is a lively and attractive online data journalism channel, providing authentic, scientific and easily accessible information to raise public awareness of the goal of zero net emissions (Net Zero). The website includes the following contents: Harmful effects of the greenhouse effect caused by humans; measures to reduce emissions and remove CO₂ from the atmosphere; discussion on improving the legal framework and policies to support Net Zero; information and promotion of effective models and initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing Vietnam's climate goals and solutions to overcome them.

The “Net Zero Vietnam” website includes 8 sections, including 5 in-depth content sections and 3 support sections to increase interaction with readers. The in-depth sections include “Legal Framework”, “Actions and Challenges”, “Experience – Good Models”, “World”, “Green Enterprises” and the support sections include “Net Zero Handbook”, “Expert Opinions”, “Multimedia”.

The highlight of the site is the interactive game “Your Carbon Footprint”. This is a tool that allows users to estimate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions each month, based on a set of questions designed according to the greenhouse gas inventory method established by leading experts.

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