Could a green new deal turn South Korea from climate villain to model?
by Jonathan Watts from Environment | The Guardian on (#53TRM)
Country's youngest MP is on a mission, inspired by Greta Thunberg, as climate moves up political agenda
A year ago, Soyoung Lee was one of a crowd of climate activists demonstrating on the streets of Seoul in a campaign inspired by the global school strike founder Greta Thunberg.
Today, the 35-year-old lawyer is the youngest member of the South Korean parliament and a driving force in the government's green new deal, which aims to create millions of jobs in renewable energy and help the economy recover from the coronavirus lockdown.
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