The meeting was chaired by Monash Sustainable Development Institute Director Tony Capon, supported by Climateworks, specialists in climate transitions for Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, as an independent centre within Monash University.
On the back of last month’s successful Australia Vietnam Green Economy Summit held in Ho Chi Minh City and organized by Asialink Business and Climateworks Centre, H.E. Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee and delegation arrived in Melbourne this week to further cement the collaboration between Australia and Vietnam in investments within the Green Economy and Net-Zero industries and technology.
Monash’s Net Zero Precincts Project – Net Zero Precincts Living Lab – is a demonstration project based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Change Agreement for transitioning our economies and cities to reach net zero emission targets by 2050- with business, government, non-profits, community and researchers, all in one place.
It is a prototype model project with the potential to be transported into other environments – particularly HCMC Vietnam, well positioned as a business and financial centre City, with the ambition to transition to a green economy, as well as a skilled labour force.
Net Zero Precincts is part of Monash’s Net Zero Initiative – a $135m program that is transforming Monash University’s four Australian campuses to become net zero in terms of carbon emissions by 2030. It includes a range of measures including energy efficiency upgrades, high-performing building facades, campus electrification, a 100% renewable electricity microgrid and 1 MWh of battery storage.
The Australia Vietnam Green Economy Summit in April, was supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).
Climateworks Centre bridges research and action, for system-level transitions to reach net zero emissions across Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. We act as trusted advisers, influencing decision-makers with the power to reduce emissions at scale. Climateworks convenes and facilitates relationships with an international network of organisations that support effective policies, financing and action for emissions reductions. Climateworks supports decision-makers with tailored information and tools, working with key stakeholders to remove obstacles and help facilitate conditions that support the transition to a prosperous, net zero emissions future. Co-founded by the Myer Foundation and Monash University in 2009, Climateworks is an independent non-profit working within the Monash Sustainable Development Institute.
