Environmental Impacts of Globalisation
Environmental impacts of globalisation include increased carbon emissions from global supply chains and transport, deforestation for export agriculture, pollution from manufacturing outsourced to developing countries, and unsustainable resource extraction.
Real World
Palm oil production for global food brands like Unilever has driven the destruction of over 50% of Indonesia's lowland rainforest, releasing vast carbon stores and destroying orangutan habitat.
Exam Focus
Link environmental impacts back to the mechanism of globalisation (e.g. outsourcing, supply chains) rather than listing problems in isolation — this shows analytical depth.
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