Mercury rising

摘要

On 16 August, the Minamata Convention will enter into force. This is the first new multilateral environmental agreement for over a decade and will probably be the last for a while, so it is a significant event. In September, 1,000 delegates and around 50 ministers will assemble in Geneva for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to celebrate the new Convention and to lay the groundwork for its success.