Net Zero Challenge 2025 for Innovators in Vietnam – YOA

Deadline: September 1, 2025

Applications are open for the Net Zero Challenge 2025. Net Zero Challenge (N0C) is a world local weather expertise innovation competitors with the objective of discovering options to sort out local weather change in Vietnam, organized by Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation. N0C goals to establish and help early-stage improvements and groups which have the potential to revolutionize the best way we handle environmental challenges at scale.

This 12 months, they’re looking for revolutionary and possible options that may contribute to the elimination of carbon emissions and drive optimistic change in three key areas:

• Renewables & Carbon Removals: They are looking for revolutionary options that drive the adoption of renewable power sources and contribute to the elimination of carbon emissions. Of key curiosity are breakthrough applied sciences and scalable tasks that improve carbon sequestration, enhance effectiveness and effectivity of power use, resembling in transportation and different supplies in building, and options for carbon markets.
• Food Systems & sustainable Agriculture: They are targeted on addressing the challenges that local weather change poses to our meals programs and agriculture. They are wanting for revolutionary tech-enabled options that improve meals manufacturing, enhance agricultural practices, and promote sustainability in the face of a altering local weather.
• Circular Economy & Waste Management: They are dedicated to selling a round financial system and environment friendly waste administration practices. They are looking for revolutionary options that may contribute to lowering waste, selling recycling, and reworking waste into beneficial sources.

Benefits

• Teams will compete in three tracks for a complete prize pool of VND 15 billion to pilot their options in Vietnam.
•  Global Exposure
• Connections To Investors

Eligibility

Your staff is eligible to affix in case your options are:

• Technology-based, together with however not restricted to: software program, AI, {hardware}, deeptech, meals-tech, agritech, new supplies, new power expertise, new processes, improvements in bio or chemical engineering and tech-enabled enterprise fashions.
• Minimally viable product demonstrating potential for widespread adoption, industrial viability and scalability.
• Suitable for Vietnam context and the nation’s particular challenges and alternatives for implementation
• Having clear plans for pilot tasks and implementation routes in Vietnam.

Application

The Application consists of 4 elements: General Registration, Project Overview, Pilot Plan, and Supporting Information. You can save your solutions and return anytime, however solely the submitted application is eligible for analysis. Ensure that each one vital data for the proposal is in textual content format in the submission and never as attachments (e.g. video, photos or hyperlinks).

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