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If you have never come across Ed Conway from Sky news really worth a follow on your social media channel of choice. His explainers about how the world really works in terms of trade and economy are incredibly thought provoking and insightful as to why things are the way they are at the moment. Here he explains how and why that fishfinger caught in the north seas and sold as made in Britain has actually circumnavigated the globe at least once before it got on your plate and why wars are being fought over wheat.
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It's a mad mad world on 14:18 - Sep 4 with 821 views
Explains the challenges of moving to a greener environment when so many of the technologies needed for it are dependent on traditional fossil fuels.
Also explains that the First World War was the first to be fought at long range but the Brits were desperately short of optical equipment for binoculars, rifle scopes, etc which were mostly manufactured in Germany. But the Germans were desperate for rubber for tyres, gas masks, seals in submarines, etc and the Brits held the global monopoly on that. So throughout the war these two enemies were selling each other products vital for the war effort.
Explains the challenges of moving to a greener environment when so many of the technologies needed for it are dependent on traditional fossil fuels.
Also explains that the First World War was the first to be fought at long range but the Brits were desperately short of optical equipment for binoculars, rifle scopes, etc which were mostly manufactured in Germany. But the Germans were desperate for rubber for tyres, gas masks, seals in submarines, etc and the Brits held the global monopoly on that. So throughout the war these two enemies were selling each other products vital for the war effort.
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