Joint Statement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Canada on Marine Litter and Plastics
中华人民共和国政府和加拿大政府关于应对海洋垃圾和塑料的联合声明
[CLI Code] CLI.T.9016(EN)
Statement
- Signing Date：11-14-2018
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Category： Declaration/Pronouncement
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Signatory： Canada
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Status： Effective
Joint Statement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Canada on Marine Litter and Plastics
中华人民共和国政府和加拿大政府关于应对海洋垃圾和塑料的联合声明
- On the occasion of the third annual dialogue between H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and H.E. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada in Singapore on November 14, 2018, both sides acknowledged that plastic pollution resulting from current practices have negative impacts on ocean health, biodiversity, economic sustainability, and potentially on human health. Both leaders recognized the importance of taking a sustainable lifecycle approach to the management of plastics to reduce the threat to the environment and, particularly, to reduce marine litter in oceans.
- 2018年11月14日，中华人民共和国国务院总理李克强与加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多于新加坡举行第三次中加总理年度对话。双方认识到，当前人类活动造成的塑料污染给海洋健康、生物多样性及可持续发展带来负面影响，对人体健康构成潜在风险。双方认为，采取可持续的全生命周期法管理塑料，对减轻塑料对环境的威胁，尤其是对减少海洋垃圾具有重要意义。
