Stand with Dang Dinh Bach: Three Years of Unjust Imprisonment
Join our global movement to free Vietnam's climate defenders.
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Vietnam’s Unjust Energy Transition: a live event hosted by 350.org for NYC Climate Week.
Join the Global Letter Writing Campaign
Beginning June 24th, we're calling on the world to write letters of solidarity for Bach and other detained climate leaders, who are wrongfully imprisoned on trumped-up charges and under harsh and degrading conditions.
We cannot stay silent. Please join our global letter-writing campaign to express solidarity with Bach and call for his immediate release.
The Climate Crisis and Arrests in Vietnam
Climate Leaders Imprisoned Amid Vietnam’s Climate Commitments
Vietnam is making public commitments to net zero emissions and joining global partners to mitigate climate change, while simultaneously arresting and detaining the country’s most prominent climate leaders.
Six prominent individuals who were working on Vietnam’s shift away from coal have been targeted, including:
Dang Dinh Bach – Environmental justice lawyer
Hoang Thi Minh Hong – Founder of CHANGE VN and Obama Foundation scholar
Ngo Thi To Nhien – Executive Director of Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition
We call on the Vietnamese government to release Bach, Hong and the other climate leaders in Vietnam.
We call on G7 nations and financiers who are supporting Vietnam’s just energy transition to call for Bach’s release and demand civil society involvement in this crucial climate solution.
The green energy transition will not succeed until environmental defenders can speak openly and lead freely.
The JETP Controversy
Vietnam’s Violation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)
The country’s human rights record is under scrutiny as it implements the $15.5 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) announced in December 2022.
"Vietnam is already in violation of the 'just' aspect of the JETP. Civil society is severely constrained in its ability to participate, and the wrongful arrests of climate leaders have created a disabling environment for environmental organizations.
This raises significant concerns that the funds for a 'clean energy transition' could lead to more, not less, coal investments.
COP28 Participation
Vietnam’s Climate Defenders at COP28
The Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition attended COP28 to present how the JETP framework has failed to protect climate leaders and how the crackdown on civic space threatens global climate action.
You can watch full recordings of the coalition’s presentations, including:
Global Call to Action
We call on the Vietnamese government to release Dang Dinh Bach, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, and other climate leaders.
We also call on G7 nations and financiers supporting Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition to demand civil society’s involvement in this crucial climate solution.
The green energy transition will not succeed until environmental defenders can speak openly and lead freely.
The Time to Act Is Now
Coalition Information
About the Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition
This website is supported by the Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition, who call for the release of Bach, Hong, and other environmental defenders globally.
