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"Parliament agrees by a single vote to open self-governing territory up to mining sectors dominated by China and Australia"

"Thaw in temperatures brought by climate change could bring benefits for Siberian city of Nadym as global trade patterns shift"

"Environmental consequences of removing hills to create more land for cities not considered, academics say in Nature paper"

"Have you heard of carbon trading?  Where a country or region sets a cap for its emissions, and then uses permit trading to seek out the cheapest cuts.  I'm guessing you have. But what about the carbon in trade?  The carbon that moves around the world in the form of fossil fuels and finished products. Heard of it? When we talk about carbon emissions we invariably talk about where emissions occur due to fossil fuel combustion.  But carbon moves around a lot.  Oil moves from the Middle East to Europe before being used and products purchased in the US are often made in China.  These movements have important implications for climate policy."

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"Ghanaian authorities have arrested 124 Chinese citizens for illegal gold mining in the resource-rich west African country, highlighting the social and environmental challenges posed by China's growing presence on the continent."