Conversations on Vietnam Development
Trung Quốc đầu tư sâu và rộng hệ thống giao thông tại 5 quốc gia GMS. Ảnh: EFR
Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am
Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am
Greenbiz – China’s announcement of how it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represents the clearest signal to date that a major structural shift away from carbon-intensive development is underway in the world’s second-largest economy.
The direction outlined by the Chinese government — to peak the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions around 2030 or likely earlier — is ground-breaking, both in the scale of proposed emissions reductions, and when viewed within the wider trend of substantial GHG reductions pledged by major economies. Tiếp tục đọc “Inside China’s shift to a low-carbon economy”
A new opportunity for South Asia–Southeast Asia integration
Asiapathways – adbi – The time is ripe for enhancing economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The new “normal” era of slow growth in advanced industrial economies following the global financial crisis suggests that Asian economies will need to rely more on domestic and regional demand to secure inclusive growth. The recent slowdown in growth in the People’s Republic of China suggests further grounds for tapping growth opportunities between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The move toward an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and beyond will provide for a large and more integrated market with notable purchasing power and scale economies. This will facilitate the deepening of foreign direct investment-driven production networks and strengthen the role of ASEAN as a conductor of Asian regional integration. Tiếp tục đọc “The case for connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia”
Forbes – Energy startups can increase their chance of success by ensuring they offer a profit incentive to utilities, John Rowe, former CEO and chairman emeritus of Exelon said Wednesday in Chicago.
“Utilities are very obstinate creatures,” Rowe said at the Energy Thought Summit at Chicago’s Symphony Center. “We know how to say no, and we know how to say yes and then not do anything. We’re very good at inertia. And the reason for that is not that we’re enduringly stupid. Some of my favorite people run utilities. Tiếp tục đọc “What Utilities Want To See From Energy Entrepreneurs”
Global-net – The paper published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that individual countries have large incentives to make ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to agree to strong collective action at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris in December.
The author of the paper, Fergus Green, says the vast majority of emissions cuts needed to decarbonize the global economy this century can lead to domestic economic benefits that outweigh the costs for individual countries, even before the avoided risks of dangerous climate change are taken into account.
“All things considered, I conclude that there is a very strong case that most of the mitigation action needed to stay within the internationally-agreed 2°C limit is likely to be nationally net-beneficial,” he writes.
Domestic economic gains from action to tackle climate change include improved air quality, increased energy efficiency, and clean technology innovation ‘spillovers’.
Tiếp tục đọc “Economic benefits from climate change mitigation far outweigh the costs”
Minh Tâm – Quốc Hùng – Chủ Nhật, 19/7/2015, 09:48 (GMT+7)
Các nước đi trước đã phải chịu rất nhiều hậu quả do phát triển công nghiệp hóa dầu: ô nhiễm môi trường, khí thải nhà kính và quan trọng là sử dụng nhiều tài nguyên đất đai… Ảnh: TRIỆU TRÙNG ĐIỆP
(TBKTSG) – Ước mơ của Việt Nam về ngành công nghiệp lọc hóa dầu được coi là rất chính đáng. Tuy nhiên, để phát triển ngành công nghiệp được đánh giá là non trẻ với Việt Nam này, nền kinh tế đã và đang phải “trả giá” không ít.
Từ Dung Quất đến Nhơn Hội: ưu đãi và ưu đãi
Để phát triển ngành công nghiệp hóa dầu mà Việt Nam vốn có lợi thế về địa kinh tế (nằm trên con đường vận tải nhộn nhịp, trữ lượng dầu mỏ khá, là cửa ngõ cung cấp sản phẩm hóa dầu vào các thị trường lớn như Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc) nhưng lại không có lợi thế về con người, công nghệ, kỹ thuật, Chính phủ đã chấp nhận bảo hộ cho các dự án lọc hóa dầu với hàng loạt ưu đãi về thuế. Tiếp tục đọc “Được, mất từ các dự án lọc, hóa dầu”
14 July 2015 Author: Suiwah Leung, ANU
Eastasiaforum– Unlike many countries in Asia, and indeed in the world, Vietnam is for the moment blessed with a raft of positive economic news. But beneath the surface, structural problems and a lack of industrial deepening persist.
Exports have been growing at 18 per cent year-on-year and 10 per cent year-to-date. Disbursements in foreign direct investment rose by some 9.6 per cent year-on-year with Samsung, in particular, manufacturing not only its smartphones but also TV and computer screens in Vietnam.
The PMI (purchasing managers’ index) has been consistently above 50 in the June quarter, indicating continuous expansion in the manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the leading indicator — new orders minus inventory — rose sharply, suggesting that there will be a pick-up in production in the second half of 2015. Tiếp tục đọc “Strong export growth in Vietnam masks underlying challenges”
July 15th, 2015 by Smiti Mittal
Cleantechnica – Prospective solar power project developers in the Philippines have again called upon the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariffs.
The Philippine Solar Power Alliance has urged the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariff from 500 MW to 2 GW.
The recommendation comes following the government’s announcement to increase renewable energy capacity addition targets. The government initially offered a higher target of P9.68/kWh (US¢21.41/kWh) for just 50 MW solar power capacity, though the cap was subsequently increased to 500 MW. Developers now want a second revision to the cap.
As the 500 MW cap has been achieved, the project developers are now eligible for a revised tariff of P8.69/kWh (US¢19.22/kWh). These tariffs will be applicable for a period of 20 years.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has also revised the original cap for wind energy sector from 200 MW to 400 MW. The original tariff offered to wind energy project developers was P8.53/kWh (US¢18.87/kWh) which is proposed to be revised to P7.93/kWh (US¢17.54/kWh). Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine Solar Power Developers Call For Extension Of Incentives”
Bản Lĩnh – Thứ Bảy, 11/7/2015, 09:48 (GMT+7)
Có một nguyên tắc ngầm định trong các điều khoản của hợp đồng BOT là: nhà đầu tư luôn luôn có lãi, bất kể chuyện gì xảy ra. Ảnh: THÀNH HOA
(TBKTSG) – Không thể phủ nhận sự cần thiết của hình thức đầu tư PPP đối với kinh tế Việt Nam hiện nay, tuy nhiên cũng cần có những giải pháp để hạn chế các mặt trái của nó.
Pháp luật Việt Nam chỉ định nghĩa hợp đồng PPP là các hợp đồng giữa Nhà nước và nhà đầu tư để thực hiện các dự án hạ tầng hoặc cung cấp dịch vụ công. Định nghĩa này mới chỉ đề cập đến hai yếu tố của hợp đồng: (1) chủ thể, và (2) mục đích của hợp đồng. Tiếp tục đọc “Cần công khai các hợp đồng PPP”
TTCT – Có lợi thế trời phú là nơi tập trung nhiều loại khoáng sản quý cho công nghiệp hiện đại, Trung Quốc đã vận dụng tối đa chiến lược biến lợi thế này thành quyền lực độc quyền để kiểm soát thị trường thế giới.
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Khoáng sản quý hiếm, đặc biệt là các loại có ứng dụng rộng rãi như vonfram, bismuth và đất hiếm, đang trở thành át chủ bài đối với sự phát triển kinh tế và quốc phòng của mọi quốc gia. Chất bán dẫn trong các thiết bị điện tử làm từ đất hiếm, buồng đốt động cơ phản lực chịu nhiệt cao bằng hợp kim vonfram, vật liệu chuyên chở nhiên liệu trong lò phản ứng hạt nhân làm từ bismuth… Không có các kim loại quý này thì không có nền công nghiệp hiện đại, cũng không có nền quốc phòng hiện đại.
Tiếp tục đọc “Trung Quốc độc quyền khoáng sản quý như thế nào?”
Report July 14, 2015
Author: Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Middle East Initiative; The Geopolitics of Energy Project
On June 23 and 24, twenty five experts met at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government under the auspices of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The group, which included experts from academia, the financial sector, government, and the energy industry, spent an evening and the following full day discussing and debating the possible energy implications of a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran. Each individual brought a different perspective and expertise—from those focused on the state of the Iranian oil sector to those specializing in U.S. sanctions. The deliberations were held behind closed doors and on the basis of Chatham House rules. The Geopolitics of Energy Project thanks the Middle East Security Project, the Iran Project, and the Middle East Initiative for providing additional resources to hold this workshop.
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For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center Communications Office at 
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For Academic Citation: O’Sullivan, Meghan L. The Energy Implications of a Nuclear Deal between the P5+1 and Iran. July 14, 2015.
What is 3E + S? It is neither a mathematics problem nor chemical equation. It is Japan’s latest long-term energy plan, which was released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on June 1stf for review. The draft plan aims to establish an optimum energy mix by the year 2030.
The three Es stand for the first letters in Energy Security, Economic Efficiency and Environment and the letter S stands for Safety. Safety is crucial to the energy plan in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the devastating tsunami and earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011. Since the disasters, Japan’s electricity generation mix has drastically changed. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety”
The need to provide food for the region is more pressing than ever as the population grows, the agricultural workforce contracts and natural resources shrink. Every player in the food value chain needs to work together to address this, says a new report by Forum for the Future and FrieslandCampina.
Eco-business: Food security is crucial for the region because more than 60 million people will join the middle class over the next five years, according to research consultancy Accenture. Globally, food calories will have to increase 50 per cent by 2030 (from 2010) if the global population is to be fed properly, US non-profit the Population Institute estimates. Image: Shutterstock
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