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一 | BRUSSELS -- A European Union decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc for at least 10 more years was delayed for a month after member countries failed to agree on Friday.The chemical, which is widely used in the 27-nation bloc, is approved on the EU market until mid-December. Representatives of the EU’s executive arm and member countries voted Friday in favor of renewing its authorization until 2033, despite protests from environmental groups. But to be adopted, the 10-year extension proposed by the European Commission required a “qualified majority,” defined as 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population of some 450 million people. Several member states abstained, and that was not achieved. The European Commission is now expected to amend its proposal before another vote takes place next month. Ultimately, if no consensus is found, the Commission will have the final say.Green members of the European Parliament welcomed the delay and urged member states to vote for a complete ban of glyphosate.“It is irresponsible to again renew the authorization of the use of glyphosate,” said Bas Eickhout, the vice-chair of the Parliament's environment committee. "This would give the big agri a blank check to earn billions by selling a pesticide for which there are still big gaps in knowledge about the effects on our health, and at the same time poses large risks for European biodiversity.”Over the past decade, glyphosate, used in products like the weedkiller Roundup, has been at the heart of heated scientific debate about whether it causes cancer and its possible disruptive effect on the environment. The chemical was introduced by Monsanto in 1974 as an effective way of killing weeds while leaving crops and plants intact.The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization, classified it as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015. The EU’s food safety agency had paved the way for the 10-year extension when it said in July it “did not identify critical areas of concern” in the use of glyphosate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in 2020 that the herbicide did not pose a health risk to people, but a federal appeals court in California ordered the agency last year to reexamine that ruling, saying it wasn’t supported by enough evidence.EU member states are responsible for authorizing the use of products including the chemical on their national markets, following a safety evaluation.In France, President Emmanuel Macron had committed to ban glyphosate before 2021 but has since backpedaled. Germany, the EU's biggest economy, plans to stop using it from next year, but the decision could be challenged. Luxembourg’s national ban, for instance, was overturned in court earlier this year.Greenpeace had called on the EU to reject the market reapproval, citing studies indicating that glyphosate may cause cancer and other health problems and could also be toxic to bees. The agroindustry sector, however, claims there are no viable alternatives.“Whatever the final decision that emerges from this re-authorization process, there is one reality that member states will have to face up to,” said Copa-Cogeca, a group representing farmers and agricultural cooperatives. “There is as of yet no equivalent alternative to this herbicide, and without it, many agricultural practices, notably soil conservation, would be rendered complex, leaving farmers with no solutions.”。　　兰州8月21日电 (戴文昌)甘肃省白银市委常委、常务副市长葛永宏21日表示，作为享誉全国的老工业基地，该市“十五五”时期将围绕打造“三地一极”发展格局，以发展新质生产力为引领，重点打好工业“焕新牌”、农业“特色牌”、服务业“提质牌”，以“三牌联打”构建现代化产业体系。2025年3月31日，白银市年产20万吨高导新材料项目生产车间。(资料图)(无人机照片) 戴文昌摄　　白银地处黄河上游，因矿设企、因企设市，是一座以贵金属命名的城市，曾创造了铜产量、产值、利税连续18年全国第一的辉煌业绩，被称为“铜城”。目前，该市规上工业产值达到1318亿元，农业全产业链产值达到450亿元，工业家底更厚实、产业筋骨更强健。

二 | 　　工业是白银的家底，也是转型升级的主战场。

三 | 白银为打好工业“焕新牌”，让“老基地”迸发“新动能”，将紧扣高端化、智能化、绿色化方向，加快推动有色、化工、能源、建材等传统产业焕新升级，让传统产业“老树发新芽”，新兴产业也在“新芽成大树”。

四 | 　　在改造提升传统产业的同时，白银把目光投向更广阔的新赛道，持续做大做强新材料、“新能源+”、生物医药、装备制造、低空经济等新兴产业，打造全省重要的新兴产业集聚区；抢占长时储能、人工智能、生物制造等未来产业新赛道，力争工业增加值年均增长10%以上，打造全省现代工业产业集聚地。

五 | 　　黄河流经白银258公里，建成被称为“中华之最”的景电等大中型灌区，为打好农业“特色牌”，让“土特产”成为“大产业”，白银将以工业思维谋划农业，实施粮食单产提升工程，粮食总产量稳定在100万吨以上，把饭碗牢牢端在自己手中。图为白银市国家文冠果现代农业全产业链标准化示范基地。(资料图)(无人机照片) 戴文昌摄　　“十五五”期间，为做足“农头工尾、粮头食尾、畜头肉尾”文章，白银市重点发展牛羊、瓜菜、枸杞、文冠果、小杂粮等特色产业，力争产值突破600亿元。葛永宏说，同时做强“靖远羊羔肉”“景泰条山梨”等区域公用品牌，让白银更多优质农产品走向全国。　　在此基础上，白银依托全国现代商贸流通体系试点，加快构建“一核三带五节点”现代物流体系；做强科技研发、检验检测等工业服务业；提升生活性服务业品质，擦亮“黄河之上·多彩白银”文旅品牌，打好服务业“提质牌”，让“软支撑”变为“硬实力”。　　葛永宏表示，未来，白银将以科技创新与产业创新深度融合为支撑，以新型工业化为主导，以一二三产耦合协同为路径，加快建设现代化产业体系，为老工业基地转型升级探索“白银路径”。