Article 71FPV Inside Indonesia's new eco-capital

Inside Indonesia's new eco-capital

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editors@theworld.org (Patrick Winn)
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It's meant to be the antithesis of the polluted, climate-threatened megacity. A "forest capital" with no smog, no traffic jams, no overflowing sewage and no encroaching seawater. Instead, Indonesia's new capital has solar-powered trains, flying taxis and buildings ensconced in the green jungle like some sci-fi "Star Wars" city - or at least it will, someday, according to the master plan. Nusantara is one of the most ambitious city-building projects ever. And it's now up and running - sort of. Reporter Patrick Winn went to see for himself.

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