Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son speaks at a panel discussion at the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Mr. Son said for the green transition process to succeed, balance and equity must be ensured. It involves a strategic balance between clean energy transition and energy security, taking into account the different conditions and development levels of countries to build diverse and practical energy transition pathways. It encompasses equity in access to green technology and green finance for developing and under-developed countries. It also entails fairness in ensuring space and development opportunities for different countries and communities.

According to Minister Son, green transition must be carried out synchronously worldwide.

He called the green transition a revolution that requires breakthrough thinking and actions in the application of newer, more efficient, and smarter green technologies.

The Minister said Vietnam has made ambitious commitments and shared responsibility with the international community to address climate change.

Climate action can only succeed, he said, with the support of international friends, particularly OECD, via concessional funding, technology transfer, policymaking, governance, and skilled workforce training.

Vietnam also looks to OECD for assistance in sustainable water management, particularly in the Mekong Delta region, Minister Son said.