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Ha Noi, Viet Nam, April 16, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Director-General, Sang-Hyup Kim will attend the 2025 P4G Hanoi Summit. Co-hosted by the Socialist Government of Viet Nam and the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) initiative, the summit will take place on April 16–17 under the theme “Sustainable and People-Centered Green Transition” in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. 

The event will convene heads of state, ministers, business leaders, financiers, and innovators to share insights, showcase innovations, and develop actionable strategies to accelerate climate innovation and unlock sustainable finance. As a key milestone leading up to COP30, the Summit aims to bridge policy, finance, and entrepreneurship to drive country-level climate transitions. Championing the summit’s vision, Director-General Kim will engage with leaders from governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector through a series of high-level engagements before and during the Summit.

At the P4G Startup Pitch Day as a part of P4G Pre-Summit, on April 15, Director-General Kim joined Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Nguyễn Minh Hằng , World Resources Institute President, Mr. Ani Dasgupta, and other senior leaders in the High-level Opening Panel on “Boosting Climate Tech: The Role of Public–Private Partnerships”. This session explored how innovative ecosystems and cross-sector collaboration can drive investment in climate tech startups. Director-General Kim shared actionable steps to enhance investment readiness and foster public-private partnerships to help green startups attract the funding they need to scale.  

On April 16, Mr. Kim will attend the Summit’s main events, including the Green Growth Exhibition Opening, P4G Opening Ceremony, and High-level Plenary Session hosted by the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. 

On April 17, Director-General Kim will participate in a Ministerial Panel on “Game-Changing Technology for Green Transition and Sustainable Development in the Intelligent Age,” hosted by the Minister of Science and Technology of Viet Nam. The panel will bring together diverse perspectives on how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can enable inclusive and scalable climate solutions. Director-General Kim will highlight GGGI’s approach to applying sustainable AI to climate action, including to reduce emissions, optimize resources, and support policymakers with digital emissions monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV). 

Beyond the official Summit program, Director-General Kim will also engage in a full schedule of bilateral meetings with leaders of Government of Viet Nam and private sector counterparts. He will deliver a keynote speech at the P4G Welcoming Reception and Ambassadors’ Dinner, focusing on scaling green finance, building carbon market capacity, and accelerating Viet Nam’s climate-tech and low-carbon transformation, including startup acceleration through applications of AI. 

This visit marks Director-General Kim’s first official visit to Viet Nam since his appointment in early 2025. It also coincides with the 10th anniversary of GGGI’s in-country operations — a significant milestone underscoring GGGI and Viet Nam’s shared commitment and strong partnership, in advancing the country’s green transition. 

About the Global Green Growth Institute in Viet Nam  

Since 2014, GGGI has worked closely with the Government of Viet Nam to strengthen policy, mobilize investment, and build green growth capacity. The partnership spans five key central government agencies and 15 provincial governments, originating catalytic climate projects, mobilizing investments, and implementing them with diverse stakeholders. GGGI has provided technical support to more than 20 project developers, including corporations and startups, helping mobilize over USD 305 million in green investments for the country. GGGI’s work in Viet Nam has been supported by 11 international resource partners, including the Republic of Korea, the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Finland, Germany, and the European Union. 

On December 6, 2024, GGGI and the Government of Viet Nam officially agreed on the Country Planning Framework (CPF) 2024–2028, aiming to mobilize approximately USD 1 billion across seven major focus areas: green investments, climate action, green industries, climate-resilient agriculture, waste management, green buildings, and carbon markets. As Viet Nam assumes a more active role in regional and global climate action, this visit reflects GGGI’s continued commitment to supporting the country’s journey toward green growth and climate leadership. 

About the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was founded as a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization in 2012 at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. GGGI supports its Member States in transitioning their economies toward a green growth model that simultaneously achieves poverty reduction, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. With 50 Member States and over 29 Partner countries and regional integration organizations in the process of accession, GGGI delivers programs and projects in over 50 countries. These initiatives encompass developing innovative green growth solutions, technical support, capacity building, policy planning & implementation, and assistance in building a pipeline of bankable green investment projects, project financing, investments, and knowledge sharing. GGGI’s work contributes to its Member States’ efforts to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals and the Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.  

For more information, please contact:   

GGGI Viet Nam 

Ha Nguyen Thu  

Communications Officer

ha.nguyen@gggi.org 

GGGI Seoul HQ  

Romain Brillie 

Director, Department of Strategy and Communications
+82 10 9530 0170 | brillie.romain@gggi.org  

Na Yoon Kang 

Senior Assistant, Communications & Knowledge Sharing Unit 
+82 10 9530 0338 | nayoon.kang@gggi.org 

김상협 GGGI 사무총장, P4G 정상회의 계기 베트남 공식 방문  – 기후기술, AI, 탄소시장 분야 협력 확대 모색 

글로벌녹색성장기구(GGGI) 김상협 사무총장이 4월 14일부터 17일까지 베트남 하노이에서 열리는 제4차 ‘녹색성장 및 2030 글로벌 목표를 위한 연대(P4G)’ 정상회의 참석, 기후기술과 인공지능(AI), 탄소시장 등 핵심 분야에서의 국제 협력 확대를 모색할 예정이다. 

<포용적, 혁신적, 사람 중심의 녹색 전환을 위한 글로벌 파트너십>을 주제로 열리는 이번 P4G 정상회의는, 오는 제30차 유엔기후변화협약 당사국총회(COP30)를 앞두고 정책, 금융, 혁신을 연결하는 주요 국제 플랫폼으로서 주목받고 있다. 특히 올해 정상회의는 <기후기술 혁신>에 초점을 맞춘다. 

이번 회의에는 대한민국, 덴마크, 네덜란드 등 P4G 회원국은 물론 일본, 중국, 아랍에미리트, 라오스 등 전 세계 20여 개국이 참여하며, 조태열 대한민국 외교부 장관을 비롯한 각국 정부 고위 인사, 글로벌 기업 및 금융계 리더, 혁신가들이 한자리에 모여, 기후위기 대응을 위한 기술 혁신과 지속가능 금융 확대 방안에 대해 논의할 예정이다. 

김 총장은 15일 열리는 사전 행사 <P4G 스타트업 피칭 데이> 고위급 개회 세션을 시작으로 공식 일정을 시작했다. 해당 세션에는 부이 타인 썬(Bùi Thanh Sơn) 외교부 장관, 응우옌 민 항(Nguyễn Minh Hằng) 베트남 외교부 차관, 세계자원연구소(WRI) 아니 다스굽타(Ani Dasgupta) CEO 등 주요 인사들이 참석하며, <기후기술 활성화를 위한 공공–민간 협력의 역할>을 주제로 토론이 이뤄졌다. 김 총장은 이 자리에서 기업가정신(entrepreneurship)이 비즈니스, 사회, 공공 부문 전반에 걸쳐 기후 해법을 실현하는 데 얼마나 중요한지를 강조하고, GGGI가 기후기술 스타트업 엑셀러레이션을 통해 축적한 경험과 더불어, 향후 베트남 및 동남아시아 지역에서의 확대 전략을 공유했다. 

16일부터는 시작되는 본회의에서는 녹색성장 전시회 개막식, 총리 주재 개회식, 고위급 본회의 등 핵심 일정에 참여하고, 이어 17일에는 베트남 과학기술부 주관으로 열리는 장관급 패널 세션인 <지능정보사회에서의 녹색 전환과 지속가능 발전을 위한 혁신 기술>에 패널로 참여, AI가 어떻게 포용적이며 확산 가능한 기후 솔루션으로 작용할 수 있는지에 대한 의견을 나눌 예정이다. 이 자리에서 김 총장은 온실가스 감축, 자원 효율화, 디지털 기반 MRV(모니터링·보고·검증) 시스템을 통한 정책 지원 등 GGGI의 전략적 AI 활용 방안을 소개한다. 

정상회의 기간 중 김 총장은 베트남 고위 당국자 및 민간 부문 주요 인사들과의 양자 면담을 통해, 지속가능 금융, 탄소시장 역량 강화, AI 기반 기후기술, 스타트업 생태계 조성 등 다양한 분야에서의 협력 확대 방안을 논의할 예정이다. 

이번 방문은 김 총장이 사무총장 취임 이후 첫 공식 베트남 방문이며, GGGI가 베트남에서 활동을 시작한 지 10주년을 맞이하는 해에 이뤄지는 것으로, 양국 간 녹색성장 및 탄소중립 실현을 위한 협력을 신속히 확대하는 데 있어 중요한 이정표가 될 것으로 기대된다.