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[โ€“] oneser@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

While I wholly understand that free trade is a good thing, I can't help but notice the immense amount of CO2 needed to produce and ship a bunch of beef from Australia to the EU and vice versa.

Also, this is probably in part an attempt to secure non-US/Russian gas supplies long term.

[โ€“] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

And the EU wants a a rare earth supplier other than China