The decisions we make, or which are made on our behalf by companies and governments, have had global consequences for many years.

"I'm embarrassed to say I long ago stopped reading this story of enormous human tragedy and significant global consequence."

The problem is the global consequences of an attack to cripple them.

A press release referred to the global consequences this could have for possible guarantee claims.

It took until 1983 before the global consequences of thermonuclear war were understood.

And those global consequences, in turn, affect the quality of local life everywhere.

The global economic consequences of such a disaster are incalculable.

Gone, too, is an introductory statement that "Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment."

The decision you make just may have global consequences.

They are also connected to local rather than global consequences.