S15E5: Seoul | Too Many Coal Plants

Sustainable Asia

English - December 29, 2022 03:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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It turns out Seoul, Korea has the worst air pollution amongst all of the top 10 economies in the world. Why is air pollution still such a huge challenge in a country with abundant resources and advanced infrastructure? And does South Korea use any high-tech solutions to handle its dirty air that South or Southeast Asian megacities can learn from?

Guests (in order of appearance):

Jieon Lee, Korea Federation for Environmental Movements

Gyuri Cho, Solutions for Our Climate

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Check out the other research from the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Hong Kong, India, and Southeast Asia.

Production credits:

Producer and Co-Host: Chermaine Lee

Co-Host: Khoa Tran

Associate Producer: Jack Lee

Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin