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"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."

thisis an excellent article about trade. Lots of issues here recommend you read

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

"Economic benefits countered by environmental damage and fears over lopsided nature of trade relations with Beijing"

In 2008, around 70bn tonnes of raw materials were extracted worldwide but just 10bn tonnes were physically traded. Over 40% were used to enable the processing and export of these materials.

"PCs and smartphones adding to 'e-waste mountain' that could reach 50m tonnes by 2017, much of it dumped and traded in developing countries, reports "

"Many workers earn just 30p a day and risk permanent injury, say NGOs, as they call for EU crackdown on unfair trading practices"

lots of geography on mega cities, mad facts in there! series on bbc

bbc show by dallas cambell, really good! pregnant planes and big bridges!

New, cheaper device being produced illegally, non-profit organisation China Labor Watch claims

"Millions of Brits drink a cup of Assam tea each day, but it comes at a terrible price. Plantation workers on 12p an hour are easy prey for traffickers who lure away their daughters to India's cities. Now pressure is growing on big tea brands to safeguard better pay"

i have recorded the programme if you want to watch it. It might still be on iplayer

A shocking Peta video of a Chinese angora farm, showing live rabbits having their fur ripped off, has prompted retailers to halt orders of angora wool. So is it possible to farm these rabbits commercially and be kind to them?