Greta Thunberg's "Blah, Blah, Blah": Are countries’ green vows empty promises?

Update: 2021-10-05

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Greta Thunberg made a landmark speech in Milan, calling out world leaders for their lip service in mitigating climate change. Cambodia’s expansion of coal plants go opposite the world’s direction, seemingly proving Thunberg’s fears. In this episode, we also cover Indonesia’s illegal wood timber trade, and Southeast Asia’s climate education.

Production credits: Production by Sustainable Asia

Hosts: Chermaine Lee, Stella Chan

Producers: Chermaine Lee, Stella Chan and Bonnie Au

Production Supervisor: Chermaine Lee and Khoa Tran

Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

Transition Music: Xylo-Ziko - Termites

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