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Mercury related news

Dato: Jun 08, 2010
Path: Nordic Council of Ministers > Councils of ministers > Nordic Council of Ministers for the Environment (MR-M) > Events > UN's Mercury Conference in Stockholm - preparation for a global agreement on Mercury

Presentation of "Mercury - Reductions are feasible"

Presentation at side-event organized by the Nordic Council of Minister on Tuesday 8th June at the INC1 in Stockholm. The new Nordic report "Mercury - Reductions are Feasible" was presented at the event attended by around 130 conference delegates. The report presents modern technologies for reducing mercury in products and processes.

Dato: Jun 09, 2010
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UN's Mercury Conference in Stockholm - preparation for a global agreement on Mercury

The Nordic Council of Ministers is financing the first negotiating meeting for a global agreement on limiting the use of mercury. Sweden is hosting the UN conference which is being organised outside Stockholm in Upplands Väsby, Hotel Scandic Infra City, from 7 to 11 June 2010.

Dato: Apr 12, 2010
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Reports/fact sheets on mercury

The Nordic Council of Ministers has financed and prepared several reports related to mercury:

Dato: Apr 14, 2010
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Pictures from the conference

Ingress/brödtext: Pictures from the first negotiating meeting for a global agreement on limiting the use of mercury in Stockholm from 7 to 11 June 2010.

Dato: Jun 10, 2010
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The Nordic Environment Ministers' article on mercury published in the MEA Bulletin

Dato: Jun 10, 2010
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UNEP's mercury programme

Dato: Jun 08, 2010
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Sweden's Mercury conference website

Dato: Jun 08, 2010
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INC1 on UNEP's website

Dato: Jun 08, 2010
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IISD Reporting services

Dato: Jun 08, 2010
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Nordic Mercury Conference

Dato: Jun 11, 2010

UN Mercury Conference closes

The UN Mercury Conference in Stockholm drew to a close on Friday in a positive atmosphere. The internal power struggle within the EU, which had cast dark shadows over the conference earlier in the week, failed to have the negative effect on the meeting that many had feared. The participating countries, including the USA and China, have all adopted a positive stance to the target of a binding global agreement on mercury by 2013.

Dato: Jun 11, 2010

Praise for Nordic efforts on mercury

During the UN mercury conference in Stockholm, considerable positive attention was paid to the work done on the issue by the Nordic countries. Delegates from all over the world have acknowledged the role of the Region and the Council of Ministers in attempts to restrict the use of mercury.

Dato: Jun 11, 2010

Global mercury emissions can be halved

There is a huge but untapped potential for reducing global emissions of mercury. Mercury emissions can be more than halved by 2020 with the help of modern technology, according to a recent report funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The report was presented at a packed seminar on Tuesday during the UN mercury conference in Stockholm.

Dato: Jun 08, 2010

UN rewards Nordic Council of Ministers

The Nordic Council of Ministers is honoured by the United Nations for the organisation's efforts in the fight against mercury. The Council of Ministers has been awarded a gold diploma at the UN's mercury conference which opened in Stockholm on Monday.

Dato: Jun 08, 2010

Slow start to the UN mercury conference

Negotiations for a global treaty on mercury got off to a sluggish start when the UN's historic conference opened in Stockholm on Monday. There is an ongoing internal struggle within the EU, which has led to a marked limitation in the Union's ability to negotiate in Stockholm. The Commission and member governments have not been able to agree on who should represent the EU in the negotiations.

Dato: Jun 07, 2010

Global agreement on mercury in sight

A global and binding agreement is needed on mercury usage and emissions, the Nordic environment ministers stress in a joint opinion piece. The first UN negotiating meeting, in Stockholm 7-11 June, represents a major step towards that goal.

Dato: Jun 04, 2010

Optimism in run-up to UN mercury conference

The countries of the world are set to gather in Stockholm this June to lay the groundwork for a global mercury treaty. No binding international regulations exist at the moment for the use and emissions of mercury, one of the most dangerous substances in the world.

Dato: May 19, 2010

Green banks compete for the Nordic Council's Environment Prize

A total of 15 candidates are competing for the Nordic Council's Nature and Environment Prize 2010. Eight candidates are from Sweden, three from Norway, two from Finland and two from Denmark. Neither Iceland nor any of the autonomous territories, Greenland, the Faroe Islands or Åland, have any candidates this time.

Dato: Mar 01, 2010

Nordic Region drives mercury treaty

The Nordic countries have played a contributory role in the process towards a landmark decision to agree on a global mercury treaty. The work has been launched at national level and also within the framework of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Dato: Feb 20, 2009

Take responsibility for the Arctic environment

"First of all the Nordic countries have a particular responsibility for the state of the environment in the Arctic. Here scientists can measure the results of the air pollution in the hemisphere in the form of higher levels of polluted matter which has been transported by air streams from distant parts of the world. Most of the mercury, for example, comes from coolers in China and India," says Lars Moseholm, member of the Nordic Sea and Air Quality Group.