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The Composer Making Music for the Climate Age

Also, breaking down the latest US used EV sales numbers and a deep dive into India’s runaway air pollution.

The premiere of Julia Wolfe's oratorio unEarth performed at the Barbican Centre in London on Jan. 23.

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By Sharon Chen, Olivia Rudgard, Akshat Rathi, Kyle Stock and Dan Strumpf

February 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM UTC

Artists have long debated how overtly their work should comment on the politics of the day. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, whose climate oratorio unEarth had its UK premier last month, tackles the question on our Zero podcast.

Also, we break down the latest US used electric-vehicles sales data. And travel to New Delhi, where public anger over toxic air pollution may have reached a breaking point.