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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