After 4 years of negotiations and an all-nighter this past weekend, delegates in Geneva came to a consensus at 7 a.m. Saturday morning (January 19): more than 140 nations agreed to enter the Minimata Convention, a treaty to regulate the use of mercury in everyday commodities, such as batteries, fluorescent lamps, and cosmetics, as well as mercury emissions from coal power plants, gold mines, and certain types of factories. Other sources of mercury that the delegates discussed include dental fillings, medical thermometers, and blood pressure devices. The treaty, named for the Japanese city that suffered one of the worst bouts of mercury poisoning, aims to significantly reduce global mercury emissions by 2020. Read More
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