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Earth Focus
The Youth Climate Movement Around the World
Season 3
Episode 1
In 2019, 16 children from across the world including Greta Thunberg filed a historical, global lawsuit petitioning the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis. All 16 young people are alarmed by the changes they see in their homelands. This episode includes an interview with Greta and in-depth profiles of four of these young environmentalists: Alexandria Villaseñor in California, Carl Smith in Alaska, Ayakha Melithafa in South Africa and Litokne Kabua in the Marshall Islands.
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25:44
Communities and innovators all over the world are creating new sustainable food sources that are resilient to climate change and growing populations.
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25:44
Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers.
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25:26
Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.
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25:58
Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.
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25:30
Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?
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26:40
“Vanishing Coral” presents the personal story of scientists and naturalists who are working with local communities to protect coral reefs that are being destroyed by warming seas, pollution, and destructive fishing practices.
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33:46
"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.