S11E7: K-Pop’s Powerful Bite

Sustainable Asia

English - February 22, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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Previous Episode: S11E6: Nature's Bite at Lunar New Year

Next Episode: S11E8: Hong Kong’s Green Bond Bites

As K-pop bands like BTS and Blackpink have become global sensation, our young hosts talk about how their fans groups from all over the world are a strong new force for climate action. In this episode, we also cover China’s role in carbon-heavy Bitcoin mining, India’s crackdown on the Friday for Future founder and how cutting trees might benefit the earth. Pause your K-pop playlist and tune in to get a bite of this week’s green news!

Production credits:

Hosts: Chermaine Lee and Bonnie Au

Associate producer: Jiaxing Li

Executive producer: Marcy Trent Long

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin