As a child, Nguy Thi Khanh used to lie in the grass in her Vietnamese village and watch toxic emissions from nearby coal plants float past like clouds.
“When we got global recognition, vested interest groups recognised who their enemy is and they are very powerful,” she says, adding that she has learnt to safely work within the bounds of civil society laws to try and shift the government’s policies on green energy. “I have three kids, I always remind them that your future will not be like my current life. Our generation has more resources than you will,” she says of her motivation to drive change, despite the risks.The nation’s annual GDP has risen by six percent annually since 2015 but it has come at a heavy cost.
And she remains committed to her grassroots work, rolling out clean energy programs in schools and homes across the country.
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