#CANADA: Trudeau Gov't Will Seek Ban On Single-Use Plastics, Including Straws

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The Trudeau government will reportedly seek to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021.

Plastic straws, cotton swabs, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are just some of the single-use plastics that will be banned in Canada.
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#THEPHILIPPINES: Pres. Duterte Threatens To "Sail To Canada" With Dumped Trash Barges In Pollution Dispute

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Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has berated Canada in a long-running dispute over waste exported to the Southeast Asia nation, the colorful leader threatening to physically sail it back to Canada. “For Canada’s garbage, I want a boat prepared,” Duterte told officials, saying he did not care if his stance on the issue turned the two countries into enemies.

Manila has filed several diplomatic protests with Canada over tons of waste shipped to the Philippines between 2013 and 2014. Canada has said the shipment was a commercial transaction and was not backed by its government.

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#SCOTLAND: Lawmakers Consider Banning Older Cars From Cities And Towns To Reduce Pollution [world politics news]

Motorists will be banned from entering cities or face automatic fines if their cars do not meet strict clean air standards. New laws paving the way for four "low-emission zones" within the next two years were today introduced by Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament. The new law could see nearly a million older petrol and diesel vehicles barred from parts of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee in a bid to improve public health.

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#EU: European Parliament Passes "Watered Down" Pollution Law

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The European Parliament has passed a new draft law on air pollution that the European Commission and several members of parliament argue is not enough to cut emissions to World Health Organization standards. The law seeks to cut in half the number of premature deaths caused by air pollution and targets many EU states already violating existing air pollution limits.

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#EU: Air Quality Legislation Called "Ambitious" And "Unrealistic" By Conservative EU Parliamentarians

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The EU parliament's environment committee has backed ambitious air quality legislation, requiring binding national targets on six toxic pollutants. But members of the European Conservatives and Reformists group say the targets are unrealistic and counterproductive.

CHINA: Vice Premier Li Vows Action on Dangerous Air Pollution [world politics news]