The dark side of the energy transition: • Table.Briefings

Chinh Pham Minh explains at COP28 how Vietnam wants to use billions for a just energy transition.

At COP, Vietnam explains how the country intends to spend more than 15 billion US dollars on a „just energy transition.“ But in the shadow of this agreement, activists are being criminalized. Climate activists are also facing repression in other regions of the world.

Non Thi To Nhien, Executive Director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition, was arrested in September for „appropriating documents.“ The scientist had worked with various international organizations on energy transition issues.

The dark side of the energy transition: Climate activists in Vietnam targeted by the law

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