S15E5: Seoul | Too Many Coal Plants

Sustainable Asia

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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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