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      Women cover their faces from air pollution in Delhi, India.

      Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Every Breath People Take in Asia Is Killing Them

      New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution—mostly from burning fossil fuels—is robbing people of five years of life on average.

      Bill Mckibben
      Sep 07, 2023

      When we talk about “humanity,” we are, statistically, mostly talking about Asia—just under 60% of our sisters and brothers live there. But they don’t live anywhere near as long as they should.

      New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution—mostly from burning fossil fuels—is robbing people of five years of life on average. Five years! If you live in Delhi, the most polluted big city on the planet, that number is an unimaginable 11.9 years. If you would have lived to 70, you died at 58. Thank about that. Across the region, “particulate pollution levels are currently more than 50% higher than at the start of the century and now overshadow” other health risks. Every breath that people take is killing them, every hour of every day.

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      Five rows of solar panels over parched ground.

      Why Did Alberta Put the Breaks on Its Booming Clean Energy Industry?

      For any other jurisdiction, diversifying the economy away from fossil fuels while building a thriving renewables sector would be a good news story to celebrate and accelerate—not pause.

      Tzeporah Berman
      Aug 23, 2023

      In western Canada, the province of Alberta is poised to become a renewable energy superpower. Sadly, Alberta’s leadership wants to destroy that prospect, threatening billions in renewable energy projects currently in development. Without consulting the renewables sector, Alberta announced a pause of new approvals of renewable projects over one megawatt for the next six months.

      Criticism of the moratorium was swift and ongoing. It’s not just Canadian companies impacted. U.S. investors are taking a hit. Texas-based Proteus Power Developments LLC has spent millions on plans to build three solar farms in the province. Like other leaders in the renewable sector, its CEO was given no warning about the moratorium. “We got screwed,” he told reporters. Other U.S. companies with projects at risk include a subsidiary of Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources LLC and EDP Renewables, a firm with headquarters in Texas and Spain.

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      U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai

      US Groups to Biden Trade Chief: Ensure Deals Don't Block Bold Climate Action

      "Outdated trade rules continue being used to attack climate programs at the federal and sub-federal levels," said an organizer with the Trade Justice Education Fund, which is pushing for a "Climate Peace Clause."

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 08, 2023

      Amid key talks in Seattle, Washington, 234 U.S. environmental organizations on Tuesday pressured the Biden administration to work on ensuring that international trade deals don't thwart efforts to combat the global climate emergency.

      Echoing previous letters from state legislators and national groups—including 350.org, Food & Water Watch, Greenpeace USA, Sierra Club, and Trade Justice Education Fund—the coalition wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai demanding a "Climate Peace Clause" in trade deals.

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