Business trendsVietnam crafting carbon market to make polluters pay
Climate fight to include cap-and-trade and controversial emissions offsets
Vietnam is trying to fight carbon emissions even as its manufacturing sector accelerates. © AFP/Jiji
LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam is taking a page from California and the EU to craft a landmark cap-and-trade program that will cover major emitters from Panasonic to Nestle in a country that has become one of the world's most important manufacturing hubs.