On the afternoon of October 15, the Center for Natural Resources and Environment Communication (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) coordinated with Giao Thong Newspaper, Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA) and accompanying units to organize the workshop "The role of green transport - green logistics in the contemporary international trend of green growth and sustainable development towards Net zero 2050", contributing to concretizing the "Net Zero target by 2050" in the transport sector in Vietnam.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of the Center for Natural Resources and Environment Communication, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Photo: BTC
Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of the Center for Natural Resources and Environment Communication, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said that green logistics is an activity aimed at sustainable, friendly and environmentally friendly goals, minimizing negative impacts on the environment. These activities include: transportation services, handling and storage of raw materials, inventory control, warehousing, packaging and decisions on the location of goods distribution, etc.
Currently, there are more than 40,000 enterprises operating in the logistics sector nationwide. Vietnam is also the leading country among ASEAN countries in terms of the number of logistics service enterprises licensed by the US Maritime Administration; ranked 11th in the group of 50 emerging logistics markets globally, according to the Agility 2022 rankings.
Experts, speakers, and representatives of transport businesses discuss opportunities and challenges for the logistics industry with green transformation. Photo: Organizing Committee.
Currently, green logistics is receiving attention and professional investment from the Government and businesses. In particular, transportation infrastructure is increasingly invested in, built and expanded; key highway systems are built and renovated, creating favorable conditions for transportation businesses to develop.
In addition, the seaport system has also been improved, focusing on investment, innovation, and access to more advanced, modern, and environmentally friendly transportation services.
However, Vietnamese logistics enterprises currently operate in a fragmented manner and lack connectivity between regions. This situation is common in all regions of Vietnam, especially for enterprises operating in the field of road freight transport.
Overview of the workshop. Photo: Organizing Committee
At the workshop, experts, speakers, and business representatives in the transportation sector discussed two main topics: Green transformation - opportunities and challenges for the Vietnamese logistics industry and resources, the role of stakeholders as well as the transformation model of the Vietnamese logistics industry.
Dr. Le Ngoc Cau, Deputy Director of the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, said that the Ministry of Transport has a clear roadmap for green transformation towards the Netzero target by 2050.
The goal from now until 2030 is to promote the conversion to electricity and green energy in all areas of the transportation industry. By 2050, to develop reasonable modes of transportation and strongly convert all means, equipment, and transportation infrastructure to electricity and green energy.
According to Dr. Le Ngoc Cau, the transportation and logistics industry in general has the potential to reduce greenhouse gases through converting fuel and energy sources.
Many ideas were put forward at the workshop to aim at implementing green transport. Photo: Organizing Committee
Meanwhile, Mr. Bui Van Quy, Deputy General Director of Saigon Newport Corporation, Chairman of the ASEAN Seaports Association, said that institutional, infrastructure and human factors are needed to implement the green transport program. In addition, the State must also support green development, gradually investing in infrastructure, finance, technology, green and clean energy... It is necessary to develop more specific criteria, thereby granting Green certificates to businesses that meet the criteria. That is also the goal for businesses to move towards more positive actions in green transformation.
Dr. Luong Quang Huy, Head of the Department of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Ozone Layer Protection, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said that the advantage of green transportation is that city authorities and businesses have invested in vehicles and related infrastructure systems to put into use environmentally friendly means of transportation.
However, the implementation of green transportation still faces some difficulties in persuading people to proactively switch to using public transportation in general and green transportation in particular.
Besides, the market currently has not had access to many sources of supply to create competition and have more attractive price options for people to choose from....
While many businesses are wondering about what policies, financial resources, and mechanisms of the state to support businesses in green transformation? Mr. Nguyen Tuan Phat, Director of Government Relations and Public Services, Asia Capital Vietnam Fund, brought to the workshop an important piece of information that there are currently investment funds from the European Union, the Canadian Business Association, Australia... with capital sources of tens, even billions of USD to support businesses in green transformation.
"It is important that Associations need to be more proactive in accessing these sources of capital to introduce to businesses. No one can help you better than yourself," said Mr. Phat.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/vai-tro-cua-van-tai-xanh-voi-lo-trinh-net-zero-19224101518264893.htm
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