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== Atheistic, communist Vietnam and climate change policy ==
[[File:Dmitry Medvedev in Vietnam 31 October 2010-2.jpeg|thumbnail|left|200px|Goose stepping, communist, Vietmanese soldiers laying a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.]]
[[Vietnam]] is a [[Communism|communist]] country with [[state atheism]].<ref>Jan Dodd, Mark Lewis, Ron Emmons. The Rough Guide to Vietnam, Vol. 4, 2003. p. 509: "After 1975, the Marxist-Leninist government of reunified Vietnam declared the state atheist while theoretically allowing people the right to practice their religion under the constitution."</ref> 

In 2019, ''Reuters'' reported concerning Vietnam and coal usage:
{{Cquote|Vietnam is considering importing coal from the United States to meet rising demand for the fuel for power generation, state media reported on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian country plans to build more coal-fired power plants...

Coal is expected to account for 42.6% of Vietnam’s power generating capacity by 2030, up from 38.1% currently, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-us-coal/vietnam-mulls-importing-u-s-coal-for-power-generation-idUSKCN1UW0V5 Vietnam mulls importing U.S. coal for power generation, Reuters</ref>}}