Muhammad Imran and his wife, Asma Rafique, sit in the courtyard of their home in Qadirabad near the Sahiwal coal power plant. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

    The Chinese Coal Offer Pakistan Couldn’t Afford But Didn’t Refuse

    Planet China: Fourteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world. QADIRABAD, Pakistan—Only a few weeks to wrap up a lifetime. The thought crossed Muhammad Imran’s mind and lingered as he prepared in November to depart the country with his family, perhaps for good. Disheartened by Pakistan’s chronic…

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    Trump’s tariffs helped fuel fast fashion’s global expansion instead of slowing it down

    Trump’s tariffs helped fuel fast fashion’s global expansion instead of slowing it down

    A surge in ultra-fast fashion fueled by Trump’s trade war has rerouted global supply chains, pushing more cheap, disposable clothing into markets like Australia while worsening labor and environmental conditions abroad. Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Lisa Lake, Martina Linnenluecke, and Yun Shen write for The Conversation. In short: President Trump’s trade tariffs intended to reshore manufacturing…

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