A letter from the Council for Economic Education to a special committee of the European Parliament in late April provided the most recent development in the pharmaceutical industry's attempt to save the world's forests.The letter, which called for aid for underdeveloped nations, stated that without the plants and trees that make up many existing medications, the pharmaceutical industry is unable to generate new ones. Consequently, businesses that transport the majority of their goods to the EU—a major exporter—are attempting to lower their carbon emissions. This can sound like a lot of small print.However, the lengthy shipping routes taken by pharmaceutical businesses complicate the discussion of how to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the EU level by concentrating on the production and transportation of chemicals.