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"Mercury Emissions Fall 70% Over the Last Four Decades Thanks to UN Treaty, Coal Phase-Out"
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Mercury Emissions Fall 70% Over the Last Four Decades Thanks to UN Treaty, Coal Phase-Out
A study examining mercury concentrations in the leaves of alpine plants has revealed that humanity has reduced worldwide exposure to this most toxic of heavy metals substantially. Controlled via a UN treaty called the Minamata Convention on Mercury Emissions, mercury (Hg) enters the atmosphere through a variety of natural and anthropogenic avenues. Artisanal and small-scale […]

"UN rapporteur calls for ban on fossil fuel ads and criminalizing of disinformation"
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UN rapporteur calls for ban on fossil fuel ads and criminalizing of disinformation
A United Nations expert is calling for an urgent shift away from fossil fuels by the global economy, including a ban on advertisements or promotions, and the criminalization of misinformation from the industry. Elisa Morgera, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and climate change, who presented her 23-page report at the U.N. Human Rights […]

"More than 200 lobbyists at UN’s plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn"
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"UN summit to tackle 'emergency' in world's oceans"
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UN summit to tackle 'emergency' in world's oceans
A global summit on the dire state of the oceans kicks off Monday in France, with calls to ban bottom trawling and bolster protections for the world's overexploited marine areas.

"UN meeting closes with no moratorium on deep-sea mining; groups lament"
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UN meeting closes with no moratorium on deep-sea mining; groups lament
Civil groups expressed dismay as the 30th International Seabed Authority (ISA) session recently ended in Jamaica without a moratorium on deep-sea mining, a process of extracting minerals from the seafloor, which experts say can damage marine ecosystems. The ISA Council finished the second reading of the draft regulations for the commercial exploitation of deep-sea minerals. However, the […]

"UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target"
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"UN report: How to get past fossil fuel additions, to a meaningful energy transition"
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"World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says"
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"‘A defining moment’: UN court to deliver historic ruling on countries’ climate obligations"
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World court to rule on countries’ duty to fight climate change
The case has been dubbed a ‘David versus Goliath’ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.

"Bottom trawling bans and the High Seas Treaty: 8 of the biggest announcements from the UN Ocean Conference"
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"Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit"
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Nations issue ‘Nice Wake-Up Call’ on plastic pollution treaty
Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.

"Nations urged to make UN summit a 'turning point' for oceans"
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Nations urged to make UN summit a 'turning point' for oceans
Nations will be under pressure to deliver more than just rhetoric at a UN oceans summit in France next week, including much-needed funds to better protect the world's overexploited and polluted seas.

"Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds"
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"UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying"
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