The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) serving as its secretariat, supported “Forum on Promoting Business Engagement in the JCM in Vietnam towards Readiness for Vietnam’s Carbon Market” in Hanoi, Vietnam from 22 to 23 July, 2025 and “Investment Consultation Meeting on the JCM and Carbon Market in Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 24 July.

A6IP supported organizing a forum titled “Forum on Promoting Business Engagement in the JCM in Vietnam towards Readiness for Vietnam's Carbon Market” in Hanoi, Vietnam, organized by Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) and Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Viet Nam from July 22 to 23, 2025, to promote business participation in the JCM in Vietnam. About 400 people participated in the forum, including Japanese and Vietnamese government officials and representatives from Japanese and Vietnamese private companies.

This forum provided information on JCM projects, including the legal systems and infrastructure necessary for establishing and effectively operating a carbon market in Vietnam, as well as the latest developments and future possibilities related to JCM. It also discussed the future of Japan-Vietnam cooperation in JCM.

In the latter half of this forum, A6IP Center explained technical matters such as the latest information on the JCM credit issuance process, including the procedures of authorization related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, while the JCM methodologies was also explained by the MOEJ. The Center also provided the participants with the opportunity to visit actual JCM project sites to deepen their understanding of Japan's decarbonization technologies.

In addition, on July 24, 2025, A6IP supported Investment Consultation Meeting on the JCM and Carbon Market in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City organized by MOEJ. The purpose of this consultation meeting was to share an overview of the above forum in Hanoi and explain the potential for decarbonization investment in Vietnam utilizing JCM, as well as to hold individual consultation meetings for Japanese and Vietnamese private companies interested in JCM and other carbon markets.

Agenda: Hanoi on 22th and Ho Chi Minh City on 24th, 2025

Materials are downloadable from the Past Event pages below.
Forum on Promoting Business Engagement in the JCM in Vietnam towards Readiness for Vietnam’s Carbon Market in Hanoi
Business and Investment Consultation Meetings on the JCM and Carbon Market in Viet Nam" in Ho Chi Minh
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