unep - a global legally binding instrument against mercury
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Solution:Developed countries have to offer know-how in a cheaper way in order to reduce mercury emissionsDeveloping countries will show their good will and use the effective technique-> Joint-Ventures, new marketTRANSCRIPT
A global legally binding instrument against mercury
Rotary und Vereinte Nationen• Die Geschichte von Rotary ist eng mit der
Geschichte der Vereinten Nationen verbunden: Im Jahr 1945 beteiligten sich 49 Rotarier an der Erarbeitung der Charta der Vereinten Nationen, die UNESCO wurde auf Grundlage einer Rotary-Konferenz gegründet, und noch heute ist Rotary International als nichtstaatliche Organisation bei den Vereinten Nationen offizieller Beobachter.
Legal framework
• Similar conventions:– Montreal Protocol on Substances That
Deplete the Ozone Layer 1987– Kyoto Protocol 1997– Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants 2001
Global legally binding instrument against mercury
Conflict between
• Developed Countries
and
• Developing Countries
Solution
• Developed countries have to offer know-how in a cheaper way in order to reduce mercury emissions
• Developing countries will show their good will and use the effective technique
-> Joint-Ventures, new market
Exemptions
• Has to be necessary for health or safety• There are no available alternatives or
substitutes• Not longer available in sufficient quantity• Domestic need of the parties• A developing country can extend the
period of applicability up to 5 years
Measures
• Minimize the emission of the substance– Better technique– Regulation through limitations and
obligations– Financial measures to guarantee the
implementation
Timeline
• 1) Stockholm, June 2010
• 2) Chiba, January 2011
• 3) Burkina Faso, November 2011
• 4) Juni 2012
• 5) Early 2013
International reactions
• http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/videos/player_new.asp?w=720&h=576&f=/newscentre/videos/shortfilms/International_Reactions
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