Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership

Global Witness criticizes the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Vietnam, stating that the $15.5 billion deal lacks sufficient protections for human rights and civil society. The organization highlights the imprisonment of environmental defenders and argues that a truly 'just' transition is impossible without the free participation of civil society and the release of unjustly arrested climate leaders.

• The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) aims to mobilize $15.5 billion in public and private finance over a period of 3 to 5 years to assist Vietnam in transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy.
• The Joint Political Declaration for the JETP is criticized for failing to require the Vietnamese government to protect the human rights of environmental and climate defenders, with the text only 'noting' the need for consultation with NGOs.
• The document asserts that the Vietnamese government is criminalizing environmental defenders, citing the imprisonment of Dang Dinh Bach and Nguy Thi Khanh, and the arrest of land rights expert Hoang Ngoc Giaoyet shortly after the JETP announcement.
• Global Witness argues that the JETP's targets are jeopardized by restrictions on civic space and recommends that the ability of civil society to participate safely be used as a measure of progress in the partnership's biennial reviews.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/vietnam-lands-just-energy-transition-partnership/

Chicago

Global Witness. Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/vietnam-lands-just-energy-transition-partnership/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Global Witness |title=Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership |url=https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/vietnam-lands-just-energy-transition-partnership/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{globalwitnessndvietnams, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/vietnam-lands-just-energy-transition-partnership/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }