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Unit 3: Global Networks and Interconnections
Quick questions on Environmental impacts of global networks: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What is emissions from global transport?Show answer
The freight that underpins global trade runs on carbon-intensive transport. International shipping and aviation together produce a significant share of global greenhouse emissions, and because they cross borders they have historically fallen outside national targets. The sheer scale of containerised trade means that moving goods around the world carries a large and growing climate footprint.
What are managing transboundary impacts?Show answer
Because global networks separate cause from effect across borders, management depends on international cooperation. Responses include the Paris Agreement on emissions, the Basel Convention restricting hazardous-waste exports, agreements limiting shipping and aviation emissions, and private supply-chain standards and certification such as sustainable palm oil or timber. Consumer awareness and product labelling shift some pressure back toward the consuming end.
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