Roger Harrabin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 69 |
| Date of birth | March 28,1955 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Coventry |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Anne Lewthwaite |
| Books | Health in the News: Risk, Reporting and Media Influence |
| Education | St Catharine's College |
| King Henry VIII School | |
| Stivichall Primary School | |
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| ID | 798524 |
Roger Harrabin Life story
Roger Harrabin is the BBC's energy and environment analyst, and one of their senior journalists on the environment and energy. He has broadcast on environmental issues since the 1980s and has won many awards in print, TV and radio. Aside from his speciality he has covered many major general news stories.
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To ban Single-use plastic: China, bags and other items
... acting illegally produced woodBy Roger Harrabin, BBC environment analystThe broadcaster David Attenborough has warned that the planet can t be protected, unless China changes its harmful to the environment way Suddenly, to happen that are just starting...
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To ban Single-use plastic: China, bags and other items
China has struggled for years to deal with the waste the 1. 4 billion citizens to generate
China, one of The World 's largest users of plastics, has unveiled a major plan to reduce the disposable plastic-articles about the country.
Non-degradable bags will be banned in major cities by the end of 2020, and in all the cities and municipalities up to the year 2022
The Restaurant industry is the use of single-use straws until the end of 2020, is prohibited.
China has deal to fight for years with the waste the 1. To generate 4 billion citizens.
The country's biggest garbage dump - size of about 100 football Fields - is already full, 25 years ahead of schedule.
In the year 2017 in China alone, 215 million tons of urban domestic waste collected. But The National values for recycling are not available.
China produced 60 million tons of plastic waste in 2010, followed by the US at 38 million tonnes,
The research was published in 2018, and said that the "relative global picture is similar in the projections to 2025".
What has changed?issued by The National development and Reform Commission, on Sunday, the new policy will be implemented in the next five years.
plastic bags are banned in all cities and municipalities in 2022, if markets are freed in which fresh products, up to the year 2025.
The production and sale of plastic bags less than 0. 025mm thick, you will also be banned.
The Restaurant industry reduce the use of disposable plastic products of 30% must.
Hotels have already said, you don't have to provide free single-use plastic items up to 2025.
China looks to clean up,. acting illegally produced woodBy Roger Harrabin , BBC environment analyst
The broadcaster David Attenborough has warned that The Planet can't be protected, unless China changes its harmful to the environment way
Suddenly, to happen that are just starting.
Following Beijing goes against the plastic, there is now a ban on illegally-produced wood.
for the past 20 years, China's demand for raw materials is a massive driver of illegal logging, especially in South-East Asia and Africa.
it is said that It is the largest international consumer of illegal timber.
Now in Beijing has changed to help his laws, the timber-producing countries to combat the try of corruption in the forestry sector. He says it is aimed at the protection of forest resources, and supports a ban on the cutting of natural forests.
The UK-based Environmental Investigation Bureau, said the news was exciting, But the critics will note that the Central government wanted to force you to stop provincial governors, not to build coal - fired power plants-to impose his will.
This is not China's first campaign against the use of art.
In 2008, the country banned the traders and the free plastic bags, and the ultra-thin plastic bags.
And in 2017, China was Once The World 's largest importer of plastic waste - has announced a ban on the import of foreign plastic waste.
China is not the only country in Asia that has cracked down against single-use plastic articles.
Thailand announced, earlier this year, the single-use plastic bags would be prohibited in large shops, with a complete ban on the entire country in the year 2021.
Indonesia's capital Jakarta is also the ban on single-use plastic bags in Department stores, supermarkets and traditional markets until June 2020.
The Indonesian island of Bali also has a single banned use of plastic.
you might also be interested in.Separately, Malaysia has sent 150 containers of illegally imported plastic waste back to their countries of origin.
"[We] take the necessary steps to ensure that Malaysia is not the garbage dump of The World ," environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said on Monday.
she added that there were to send back plans, and a further Container in the near future.
have the more prosperous countries, were struggling to be sending plastic waste to say Malaysia since 2018, But the officials, they, in order to cope with the amount that is brought in illegally.
environment, trees, pollution, china, forest, plastic pollution, plastic
Source of news: bbc.com
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