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PCIC 2026 Opens Call for Plastics Circularity Innovation Solutions in Vietnam

The Plastics Circularity Innovation Challenge 2026 – PCIC 2026 is currently accepting applications for initiatives with the potential for application, commercialization, and scaling within the plastics circular value chain in Vietnam. The submission deadline is October 26, 2026, with total prize values of up to 600 million VND.

Low-carbon industrial parks

96% of Vietnam’s CBAM Goods Value Comes from Steel: Export Sector Faces Growing Pressure to Cut Emissions

Steel accounts for around 96% of Vietnam’s CBAM-covered export value, increasing pressure on the industry to improve emissions reporting and cut carbon output.

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One Small Action, One Big Change: Waste Sorting at Source at Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Waste sorting at source is more than a waste management practice. At Vietnam National University, Hanoi, it also supports environmental education, encourages greener habits, and contributes to building a more sustainable campus community.

Carbon credit markets and passive carbon accumulation

A new kind of asset: emissions allowances as a reserve for Vietnamese businesses

According to Dân trí, emissions allowances are becoming a conditional asset: businesses can transfer any surplus, while still meeting strict measurement and surrender obligations.

Carbon credit markets and passive carbon accumulation

Carbon exchange is open: experts identify three gaps in emissions inventory

According to Dân trí, three common weaknesses are inconsistent facility-level data, box-ticking collection practices and missing source documents for traceability and verification.

Carbon credit markets and passive carbon accumulation

What Does One Carbon Credit Represent, and Why Aren’t All Credits the Same?

A carbon credit usually represents one tonne of greenhouse-gas emissions reduced or removed from the atmosphere, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent. However, the figure “one tonne” describes only the quantity; the real quality and value of a credit also depend on how the emissions reduction was generated, measured, and verified.

Low-carbon industrial parks

Low-Carbon Industrial Parks: How Does the “Ecosystem” Work?

An industrial park cannot become low-carbon simply by installing rooftop solar panels or adding more green space. Behind the model is an ecosystem linking companies, infrastructure, energy, resources, data, and governance, with emissions measured and reduced across the entire park.

EPR and low-carbon transition

Decree 110/2026/ND-CP: Vietnam’s EPR enters a clearer implementation phase

From 25 May 2026, Decree No. 110/2026/ND-CP officially takes effect, creating a dedicated legal framework for extended producer and importer responsibility (EPR). Beyond clarifying which businesses are subject to the rules, how much must be recycled and how obligations can be fulfilled, the new regulation establishes more transparent mechanisms for data…

Low-carbon industrial parks

The manufacturing emissions race: Six bottlenecks at the factory gate

Pressure to cut emissions is moving closer to every factory, from domestic greenhouse-gas inventory requirements to increasingly stringent carbon standards in international markets. But knowing that emissions must fall is one thing; turning that goal into tonnes of CO₂ actually avoided is another. For many manufacturers, the bottlenecks sit directly in…