10/11/2025
[2025_EURASIAN ENERGY CONVENING , THAILAND]🇹🇭
In early November 2025, Mr. Khoa Minh Nguyen, representing the CLIMO Vietnam research team, attended the Eurasian Energy Convening in Bangkok, Thailand. The two-day event, themed “Navigating the Energy Trilemma and Trade Dynamics in a Fragmented Geopolitical Landscape” gathered experts from academia, public policy, finance, and civil society to discuss how Eurasia can navigate the complex balance between energy security, affordability, and sustainability. The convening provided a platform for science - based dialogue on how evolving trade and geopolitical realignments - especially among Russia, China, India, and Vietnam - are reshaping regional cooperation and low - carbon development pathways.
Throughout the event, speakers offered a multifaceted view of the region’s shifting energy order. From a global and Southeast Asian outlook, Prof. Joyashree Roy of the Asian Institute of Technology emphasized that the pursuit of net-zero by 2050 must be grounded in sectoral realities and differentiated national capabilities, noting that regional clean-energy cooperation is already mitigating risks of fossil fuel lock-in. Dr. Tatiana Lanshina, an independent Russian energy expert, presented a candid view of Russia’s eastward reorientation - one that provides short-term stability but risks long-term entrenchment in carbon-intensive exports. Dr. Liu Xiu of Renmin University analyzed China’s expanding energy trade with Russia, describing both the strategic opportunities it creates and the vulnerabilities it introduces amid China’s ongoing economic diversification. Dr. Hung N. Nguyen from Vietnam’s Institute of Energy outlined Vietnam’s surging electricity demand and evolving energy mix, emphasizing the nation’s reliance on imported coal and LNG alongside its growing commitment to renewables. Meanwhile, Matthew McGarvey of the Mekong Center for Climate Finance, a Vietnam-based institution, argued that Western - led funding frameworks such as the JETP and ETM remain slow and overly centralized, calling instead for a “regional solutions” approach that empowers local expertise, accelerates disbursement, and expands grant-based financing for early-stage projects.
The convening culminated in a collaborative workshop titled “Designing the Path Forward: From Gaps to Action”, Mr. Khoa participated in the Technology Co-innovation Working Group, which included:
⚫️Dr. Nandakumar Janardhanan, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
⚫️Dr. Tatiana Lanshina, Independent Energy Expert, Russia
⚫️Dr. Pooja Sankhyayan, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India
⚫️MSc. Zhixuan Ji, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
⚫️Mr. Khoa Minh Nguyen, International University – Vietnam National University HCMC (CLIMO Vietnam)
The group highlighted the growing inadequacy of traditional “technology transfer” approaches, which often fail in developing contexts due to high costs, poor adaptability to local conditions, and limited market competitiveness. Drawing from shared regional experience, they proposed a transformative model of technology co-innovation, emphasizing joint research, co-design, co-manufacturing, and shared scaling-up of advanced technologies. As outlined in their presentation, co-innovation responds to the accelerating climate crisis and the urgent need for technological self-sufficiency and stronger local economies in developing countries. It seeks to create socio-economic co-benefits for both source and recipient partners through improved affordability and adaptability. The group agreed that co-innovation can play a decisive role in accelerating climate technology deployment in Asia by fostering collaboration rather than one-way transfer.
Throughout the convening, Mr. Khoa listened and contributed to discussions in the working group, offering insights grounded in Vietnam’s current energy policies and transition perspectives. While the event did not aim to reach formal conclusions, it successfully fostered open dialogue and mutual understanding among participants from across Eurasia. The convening concluded on a positive note, with shared appreciation for the diverse perspectives exchanged and a collective commitment to continue collaboration on energy transition and technological cooperation in the region.
Photos source: Climate Strategies
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