The secret solution to climate change
Educating and empowering women, reducing emissions and drastically improving the lives of millions of people. Is there a simple solution that has long been overlooked?
If we educate and empower girls and young women, they are likely to have more control over their fertility. And with fewer people on the planet, it becomes the number one climate change solution. But it’s more complicated than it sounds, and not without controversy.
Experts: Christina Kwauk, a fellow in the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, and Paul Hawken, founder of Project Drawdown
Reporter: Ashley Lime
Producer: Jordan Dunbar
Researcher: Eleanor Biggs
Editor: Ravin Sampat
Sound mixer: Tom Brignell
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- Mon 14 Dec 202002:32GMTBBC World Service
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The Climate Question
Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.
