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  "path": "/news/2026-07-electric-car-analysis-reveals-moral.html",
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  "textContent": "Recently, it has been argued that a rapid transition is unjust—particularly because of concerns about mining critical minerals, including for EVs. Specific concerns have been raised about deaths among artisanal and small-scale cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). But a new analysis shows replacing petrol and diesel cars with EVs will save vastly more lives (by reducing air pollution and heat-related deaths due to climate change) than stopping artisanal mining.",
  "title": "Electric car analysis reveals moral case for accelerating green transition"
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