"For a Green Capital" Campaign and Positive Prospects

(Dan Tri) - Dr. Nguyen Si Dung, former Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office, said that the "For a Green Capital" campaign launched by Vingroup on January 10 is expected to help Hanoi reduce pollution and move towards sustainable development.

What do you think about the "For a Green Capital" campaign recently launched by Vingroup?

- This is a meaningful and heartfelt campaign. The meaning lies in the fact that "For a Green Capital" is targeting one of the biggest and most pressing issues in Hanoi: air pollution. If we don't find a way to deal with it, all other issues are meaningless.

In addition to health, pollution greatly affects the development of Hanoi, because no tourists want to come to a polluted city. More dangerously, in addition to tourism, pollution also affects investment in Hanoi. In general, pollution is affecting all three important areas: health, tourism and investment. That is the important meaning when "For a green capital" was launched.

As for the heart, this is an initiative of the business to protect the atmosphere of Hanoi. That heart is very precious.

Dr. Nguyen Si Dung, former Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office (Photo: BTC).

Not only calling for help, with the campaign "For a green capital", Vingroup also offers incentives such as financial support for users to buy electric cars, support for people when traveling by bus, taxi, renting electric cars... What do you think about the above actions?

- These are practical actions and noteworthy contributions because in reality, VinFast is still in the process of growing, having to overcome many difficulties but still contributing to the community.

This is reflected in the strategy of switching from gasoline to pure electric vehicle production. This is not only Vingroup and VinFast's way of capturing the trend of the times but also their commitment to the country's green transformation because gasoline and diesel vehicles are one of the main causes of pollution.

In addition, there are a series of policies that Vingroup and VinFast have supported people such as free charging, incentives for people when buying, renting electric cars, taking electric taxis, electric buses, etc. All of these actions are not simply business but also Vingroup's connection with Hanoi and the country to help the environment become cleaner.

Vingroup is supporting money for users to buy electric cars, supporting people when traveling by bus, taxi, renting electric cars...

Although the contributions of businesses are valuable, are businesses alone strong enough to regain the blue sky for the capital?

- I think this is everyone's responsibility. The biggest problem needs to be prioritized number one and air pollution, as I said, is the priority.

Hanoi also needs that determination with strong policies to make a green transition in lifestyle.

Specifically, what can we learn from foreign policies to encourage electric vehicles?

- I think there are many policies that can be applied in Hanoi as well as Vietnam, such as extending the exemption of registration fees, and exempting and reducing many other fees for electric vehicles. In addition, for Hanoi alone, the city can consider policies that prioritize electric vehicle parking, reduce parking fees, etc.

Electric vehicle carbon credits are also a solution that must be implemented quickly by encouraging and creating a market mechanism. This is an important policy if we want to achieve Net Zero by 2050. We are slow in this issue while many countries have developed very effectively.

Developing a carbon credit market will encourage and create more motivation for electric vehicle manufacturers, while also motivating many other businesses to make green transitions to optimize resources.

What do you expect from changes in the community that will help Hanoi have cleaner air in the future?

- I hope that campaigns like "For a Green Capital" will create positive impacts in two ways. One is to raise people's awareness. When awareness changes, behavior also changes and creates efficiency for each person to change their lifestyle, for the sake of a livable environment for everyone. Second, it is the incentives that Vingroup offers that will motivate people to change their behavior. Because, when owning and using electric vehicles becomes easier, more and more people prioritize green vehicles.

When both sides have a direct impact, along with the cooperation of people, businesses and the government, I believe that we can join hands to improve the current pollution situation, helping Hanoi and more broadly Vietnam regain clean air for many generations.

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