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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… (ASGM). • Mercury control from coal combustion. • Mercury reduction in chlor-alkali. • Mercury reduction in products. • … force of the Convention for that Party. A Party may use emission limit values that are consistent with the … Parties, in particular in determining goals and in setting emission limit values. Each Party shall establish, as soon as …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… change may imperil sustainable development, poverty reduction and child mortality goals.3 The rights to water and … 15 must furnish specific information on emissions and emission reduction measures, and the Kyoto Protocol provides … respectively. Under the CDM, States can receive additional emission credits if they set up schemes to combat climate …
Energy law and sustainable development
… challenges that the energy sector faces as it contemplates reduction of carbon dioxide emissions required under the … to create an international law regime to regulate the emission of the harmful GHG products of energy consumption. … atmospheric water vapour concentration indirectly by the emission of other greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… to its ecological classification to avoid underuse and reduction of the productive potential and, on the other hand, … 4. Mandates the setting of concrete targets for GHG emission reduction, energy saving, energy security and … on the following regulatory or economic instruments: a) Emission norms; b) Tradable emission permits; c) Taxes on …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… that the government’s recent revision of GHG emissions reduction goals amounted to a violation of its … “equates to a reduction of 11% below New Zealand’s 1990 emission levels by 2030”—a mitigation effort that “will not, … would allow for the extraction of fossil fuels and related emission of GHGs in excess of that budget. That case was also …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… Sulphur Protocol and subsequent protocols, has been the reduction in acidification, or “acid rain”, which was causing … policy, act or rules (Figure 16); and 104 had vehicle emission standards (Figure 17) (United Nations Environment … energy efficiency Clean production incentives Vehicle emission standards Fuel sulfur content Public transport …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… the management of coastal Blue Carbon ecosystems, through reduction in emissions, conservation, restoration and … A number of incentives however currently exist to support emission reductions and removals from nature-based activities … inventory methodological guidance, including default emission factor values, to fill the gaps identified in the …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… environment. Governments were urged to adopt goals for the reduction of mercury emissions and releases and UNEP … means any relevant source that is not a new source; (f ) “Emission limit value” means a limit on the concentration, mass or emission rate of mercury or mercury compounds, often …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… Convention) Chemicals/Pollutants International pollution reduction action already agreed (mainly through multilateral … evidence exists to advance risk reduction action • Enforce emission and release standards if in place, establish … world. Cities, which have both a high concentration of emission sources and a high density of people, feel keenly …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… issues earlier rather than later, the result may be a cost-reduction in the long-term since it is often less expensive … anthropogenic interference with climate by setting emission limits to be accomplished within … to address climate change in the countries examined. • Emission reduction targets, objectives or commitments are …