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Mitzi Jonelle Tan

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

Filipino activist

Sep 21, 2026

19:20
Just
19:21
to add on to what Ellie was saying, I go back to what I said in the beginning, where we've seen research that 25 to 50% of conflicts and wars are linked to fossil fuels.
19:35
Research has shown that The US's war on Iran was because of oil.
19:40
Some research suggests the genocide that's happening in Gaza, which has now really expanded to the Levant and Lebanon, is because of the gas that's there.
19:50
It's quite clear with Iran.
19:51
We're also seeing the same thing where it's this scramble for fossil fuels.
19:56
Trump is quite very clearly saying it with Venezuela and oil.
23:16
Mitzi, as a climate justice activist from the Philippines, which is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, and also one of the most dangerous countries for environmental defenders, how do you see climate justice being featured in these places?

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