20 December 2022•
The most obvious direct impact on the environment is the increase in pollution and climate change as ships and transport trucks are predominantly powered by carbon emission emitting fuels and engines.
Extreme weather events and rising sea levels have become more frequent, impacting global supply chains and movement of goods.
As recent as August 2022, factories in China had to shut down due to a drought caused by an extreme heatwave experienced in the country.
The country’s two largest freshwater lakes, Poyang and Dongting (both connected to the Yangtze River), saw their lowest levels since 1951.
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