Laurie Parsons

Laurie Parsons is senior lecturer in human geography at Royal Holloway, University of London and principal investigator of the projects The Disaster Trade: the hidden footprint of UK imports and investment overseas and Hot Trends: how the global garment industry shapes climate vulnerability in Cambodia.

Twitter : @lauriefdparsons

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20 July 2023

Environment

‘Carbon colonialism’ and tackling Europe’s global footprint

Laurie Parsons: “Contemporary global supply chains increase environmental risks through greenhouse-gas emissions while siphoning off the resources needed to deal [...]Read the full article

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