September 20, 2023: VAHC Club attended the Conference "Fair energy transition = Opportunity for Vietnam's labor market? German and Vietnamese perspectives on labor and skills needs"
The German Embassy in Viet Nam and Germany’s implementation organization GIZ cordially invite you to the conference “Just Energy Transition = Job Accelerator for Viet Nam? German and Vietnamese perspectives on employment and skills needs”.
Date and time: 09:00 – 16:00, 20th September 2023.
Venue: Melia Hotel, 44 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội
Format: hybrid with MS Teams
Agenda is enclosed.
In 2021, Viet Nam pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Shifting from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources like solar and wind power has been crucial for meeting this commitment and the country has made progress in developing a renewable energy market. With this conference, the German Embassy wants to shed light on opportunities and challenges for the local labour market and economies in Viet Nam in the context of the just energy transition. Measures to create forward- looking favourable framework conditions for enhancing green skills and green jobs need to be identified and implemented. The German example demonstrates that a just energy transition brings significant economic growth and changes affecting training and decent employment. While reducing coal-fired power generation leads to job losses in the conventional energy sector, it also presents opportunities for modernizing the economy, creating new sustainable industries and green jobs.
Building on the long-standing cooperation between Germany and Viet Nam, the German Embassy organizes the conference to provide a platform for national and international policymakers, businesses, researchers and a wider public to come together and discuss this emerging topic.
We would be thrilled to have you join us for the first session of the morning as an online participant, helping us spread our message to as many stakeholders as possible. While we regret that online participation won't be feasible during the breakout sessions, we look forward to having you back virtually for the presentations of findings and discussion taking place afterward. Please register via Ms. Lê Thị Thu Hiền at hien.le@giz.de for online participation. The deadline for registration is 12.09.2023.
We look forward to having you join the conference.
