In punctually and efficiently addressing the aforementioned challenges, on December 1st, 2023, the University of Economics and Law, VNUHCM (UEL), Hanoi Law University (HLU), and Hue University of Law (HUL) jointly organized an international hybrid conference titled "Environmental Protection and Climate Change Policies and Law 2023 (EPCCPL 2023): International and National Legislation Reaching Net-Zero Emissions - the Perspective of Developing Countries''.

The Conference had the pleasure to welcome more than 140 participants who are scholars, scientists, graduate students, and experts from the United States, Japan, China, Thailand, and Vietnam to discuss and share their research, proposals and thoughts on these interesting areas of law. The Conference provided a platform for discussing recent developments in a wide variety of topics, including: (1) International legislation reaching net-zero emissions; (2) National legislation reaching net-zero emissions; (3) Climate justice and meaningful public participation in environmental decision-making; and (4) Climate change, Carbon market, and cross-cutting issues.

This Proceedings contains 43 manuscripts from more than 100 abstracts submitted and approximately 80 abstracts accepted for the invitation to full manuscripts submission, which were selected after double-blinded peer-review. Hopefully, all participants and other interested readers will benefit scientifically from the Proceedings and find it stimulating in the research process.