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be increased opposition to REACH
approvals.
The Eurpoean Green party is
expected to publish a detailed action
plan later this summer ahead of Parliament's November session.

curb climate change, even at the expense
of economic growth." 3 While some
candidates are urging the Democratic
National Committee to make climate
change a keystone campaign issue, it
has so far resisted the call to avoid being
labeled a single-issue party.

1. https://europeangreens.eu/priorities-2019what-european-greens-fight

CONCLUSION
In the end, the Greens are still a relatively small group. Formerly dominant
parties will naturally decry the rise of
anyone who needs to be considered in
policy decisions - the center-left and
center-right coalition in the EU Parliament decided 74% of the votes. The
Greens will have to be able to negotiate
and vote, especially once Brexit takes
nearly 20% of its current seats. Sweeping
additional chemical regulations and bans
are very unlikely to occur, but there may

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2. http://time.com/5595365/global-climatestrikes-greta-thunberg
3. https://iop.harvard.edu/about/newsletterpress-release/spring-2019-harvard-iop-youthpoll-results

Levetown serves as associate
counsel to ILMA through
Bassman, Mitchell, Alfano
& Leiter Chtd. He may be
reached at 202-466-6502 or
mlevetown@bmalaw.net.

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Canadian polls are showing
increased support for the federal
Green party in upcoming October
elections, especially after a few local
victories. While polling tends to
provide an optimistic outlook, existing
parties should view Greens as a real
threat to the existing status quo.
On the American front, the Democratic presidential candidates for the
2020 elections are filling the green party
role in the limited political duopoly.
Almost every candidate has either
come out in support of the Green New
Deal or published their own plans for
environmental protections. Much like
polls in Europe and Canada ahead of
elections, a Harvard Institute of Politics
survey of voters ages 18 to 29 revealed
a 14-point increase in those who feel
that "government should do more to

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