CALL FOR PAPER

Dear colleagues and friends,

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers (English only and in PDF files) to the Vietnam Symposium in Climate Transition (VSCT-2025) that will take place between 18-19 December 2025 in Da Nang, an incredibly beautiful coastal city located in the middle of Vietnam. We will organize the conference IN-PERSON that allows a richer, more dynamic experience with opportunities for greater engagement and networking in the conference. 

Climate change is a global threat that requires the cooperation of all stakeholders, including governments, corporations, and civil society, to mitigate its harmful impacts and ensure a just climate transition to a low-carbon, more resource-efficient, and sustainable economy. Under the Paris Agreement and the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries are expected to mobilize all possible efforts and resources (human, financial, and capital) to achieve targeted climate and energy goals.

Jointly co-organized by AVSE Global, the University of Danang – University of Economics, and Massey University, the 2025 Vietnam Symposium in Climate Transition (VSCT-2025) aims to provide a leading forum for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to present their research findings and discuss current and challenging issues in climate transition, environment, and energy change mitigation and adaptation. The Symposium is also an ideal occasion for Vietnamese scholars to exchange research experiences and develop research projects with their international colleagues.  

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Derek Bunn, Professor of Decision Sciences, Management Science and Operations; Chief Examiner London Business School, UK
• Dayong Zhang, Professor of Financial Economics at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (China)

ADVISORS

• Ted Loch-Temzelides, Rice University, USA
• Lutz Kilian, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA

STEERING COMMITTEE

• Hung Do, Massey University, New Zealand & AVSE Global 
• Duc Khuong Nguyen, EMLV Business School, France & AVSE Global 

CO-CHAIRS

• Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff University, UK  
• Muhammad Ali Nasir, University of Leeds, UK
• Linh Pham, Lake Forest College, USA

TOPICS

The scientific and organizing committee welcome submissions in all areas which represent crossroads of energy, environmental, and climate finance. The topics of the conference include, but not limited to:

• Behavioral finance/economics and its implications to climate transition
• Blue economy
• Carbon market
• Circular economy
• Climate change: mitigation and adaptation
• Climate change: policy and regulations
• Climate finance
• Climate risks: assessment and management
• Climate transition and COVID-19 recovery
• Climate transition and portfolio management
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Energy and environmental issues
• Energy markets and energy transition
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
• Financial markets and climate transition
• Geopolitical risk and climate change mitigation
• Just climate transition
• Low carbon technologies and innovation
• Management of extractive industries
• Responsible behaviors and sustainability in family business
• Responsible business conduct and SDG goals
• Role of management, business strategies, and SDG goals
• Sustainable business model innovation
• Sustainable entrepreneurship
• Sustainable infrastructure investment
• Sustainable production and consumption
• Sustainable key performance indicators

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit their papers in PDF files, no later than 10 October 2025 via the conference website: https://vsct2025.sciencesconf.org/. Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. No submission fee is required. General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to any of conference chairs. 

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission deadline: 10 October 2025
• Notification of review results: 31 October 2025
• Registration deadline: 10 November 2025
• Conference event: 18-19 December 2025

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

There is a Special Issue of Energy Policy, titled "Energy Transition & Energy Poverty: Energy Policy Challenges in the Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation" under the guest-editorship of Prof. Carlo Andrea Bollino and Assoc. Prof. Muhammad Ali Nasir. Submission deadline: 31st March 2026, see Call for Papers. In consultation with the Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Climate Finance, and Journal of Environment Management, authors of best conference papers will be invited to submit their papers to a regular issue of the Journal.

CONTACT

For queries, please send an email to vsct2025@sciencesconf.org