国际英语资讯:G20 ministerial meeting agrees to establish framework on reducing ocean plastic waste
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 (<span word="G">G</span>20) <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="Ministerial">Ministerial</span> <span word="Meeting">Meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Transitions">Transitions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Growth">Growth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Karuizawa">Karuizawa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="litter">litter</span>...<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="ecosystems">ecosystems</span>, <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> ...<span word="and">and</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="health">health</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communique">communique</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>," <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yoshiaki">Yoshiaki</span> <span word="Harada">Harada</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="major">major</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>.</p>
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