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<P>Dear friends,</P>
<P>With coronavirus restrictions starting to loosen in some parts of the
world, many are buoyed with hope that they might soon be able to get
outside or reunite with friends and family.</P>
<P>But many of us are still hurting. Cases of the virus are still rising
every day, and millions have no jobs to return to. The climate crisis and
its impacts are still hitting hard – with reports that despite the
slowdown in economic activity, 2020 still might be on track to be the <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197791?t=5&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">warmest
year</A> on record.</P>
<P>These twin crises of COVID-19 and climate breakdown show us one thing:
we have to use this moment to transform. We’re living through a societal
shift unlike any other in recent memory – and our efforts to rebuild must
continue to be bold, imaginative, and restorative.</P>
<P>We want you to be part of this new chapter – and help ensure that
responses to this crisis at every level support people, not polluters. We
hope you’ll join our <STRONG>Just Recovery online discussion on May
7</STRONG> as a first step. Sign up now:</P>
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<P><STRONG><BR>Build back better:</STRONG> Over 500 organisations
worldwide have now signed on to the <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/193197?t=7&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">5
Principles for a Just Recovery from COVID-19</A>. New research from top
economists shows that mass green public investment would be the <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197792?t=8&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">most
cost-effective</A> way to revive ailing economies and ensure long-term
stability. And the International Energy Agency foresees a long-term <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197793?t=9&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">fallout
in demand</A> for fossil fuels, with renewables holding on. It’s a key
time to push for Just Recovery policies and global solidarity, as
governments shift from rescue to recovery mode. <BR><BR></P>
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from 27 April of wildfires burning in Russia. Photo: NASA</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>‘Normal’ is a crisis: </STRONG>Climate impacts across the world
this week are adding to challenges for those already dealing with
COVID-19. Millions of acres are <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197794?t=10&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">burning</A>
in Siberia, and thousands have been displaced as floods hammer <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197795?t=11&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">Kenya</A>
and Somalia. Evacuation orders were just lifted for Fort McMurray, Canada
– a key tar sands development area – where thousands of Canadian workers
and their families are <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197796?t=12&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">recovering
from floods</A> from fast winter thaw. And as the <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197797?t=13&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">world’s
seas simmer</A> at record-high temperatures, hurricane and wildfire risks
are heightening. <BR><STRONG><BR><BR><IMG alt=""
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width=600 height=300><BR></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Photo:
Association to Protect Ida Mountain</SPAN><STRONG><BR></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Wins against coal:</STRONG> Despite lockdowns, campaigners are
still celebrating wins in their fights to end coal. In Turkey, Alpu plant
was cancelled after two years of <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197805?t=14&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">pushback
from the people of Eskişehir</A> and their local government. This just
after a court rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment of <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197799?t=15&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">another
200 MW coal plant</A> slotted for valuable agricultural land in the Ida
Mountains, where residents have resisted for 5 years.</P>
<P>Three major Japanese banks also announced new steps forward. Mizhuo
Financial Group will stop new investments and loans for coal power, and
Sumitomo also revised its policy. Japan’s Bank for International
Cooperation, a powerhouse of coal development in Asia, will stop accepting
loan applications for coal generation. <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/196427?t=16&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">Read
more</A><STRONG> </STRONG></P>
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<P><STRONG>Worker’s Day:</STRONG> Last Friday was International Workers’
Day – a chance to stand in solidarity with essential workers who care for,
feed and support us through this crisis. Thousands took part in actions
and shared messages, from an online rally backing a workers’ strike at
large U.S. companies, to audible <EM>cacerolazos</EM> where people banged
pots and pans to show appreciation. <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197800?t=17&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">Read
more</A></P>
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width=600 height=381><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Outside the New
York Federal Reserve, 3 May. Photo: New York Communities for
Change</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>Bull’s eye:</STRONG> Pressure is mounting on <STRONG>central
banks</STRONG> to put workers and families first in their coronavirus
stimulus measures. <A
href="http://act.350.org/go/197801?t=18&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">In
Europe</A>, thousands are writing to the President of the European Central
Bank (ECB) to demand she exclude the fossil fuel industry and its
investors from economic recovery packages. And in the wake of new bailout
rules in the U.S. that could grant oil and gas companies access to
stimulus money, a <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197802?t=19&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">new
campaign</A> is taking aim at the Federal Reserve and its Chair. </P>
<P>Similar calls are ringing out across <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197803?t=20&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">Africa</A>
to ensure aid coming in to address a looming recession gets to people in
serious need. </P>
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to Watch </H1>
<P><A
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alt=""
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width=600 height=384></A><BR><BR>All workers have a right to income
security and safety – especially those taking on big risks in these hard
times to keep us all safe. <A
href="https://act.350.org/go/197804?t=22&akid=120472%2E4050260%2EbZ6BDG">Watch</A> as
people from the Philippines share their gratitude to mark International
Worker's Day.</P>
<P><BR><BR>That's all the global news for today – I'll see you in two
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