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November 5, 2023 The Asahi Shimbun

Fluorescent lamp production to end by 2027 to cut mercury risk

Signatories to the Minamata Convention on Mercury have agreed to ban the manufacture, import and export of straight tube fluorescent lamps by the end of 2027, paving the way for…

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November 4, 2023 SME Asia

Global Leaders Agree to Full Phase-Out of Fluorescent Lighting

Delegates to the Minamata Convention on Mercury address triple planetary crisis with fluorescent lamp phase-out.

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November 4, 2023 Kyodo News

Anti-mercury pollution treaty eyes ban on fluorescent tubes by 2027

The members of an international convention against mercury pollution agreed Friday to ban the production and trade of fluorescent tubes by 2027, citing the human health risks posed by the…

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November 3, 2023

Global Leaders Agree to Full Phase-Out of Fluorescent Lighting

Delegates to the Minamata Convention on Mercury address triple planetary crisis with fluorescent lamp phase-out.

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November 3, 2023 Zawya

Global Leaders Agree to Full Phase-Out of Fluorescent Lighting

Delegates to the Minamata Convention on Mercury address triple planetary crisis with fluorescent lamp phase-out.

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November 3, 2023 Yahoo Finance

Global Leaders Agree to Full Phase-Out of Fluorescent Lighting

Delegates to the Minamata Convention on Mercury address triple planetary crisis with fluorescent lamp phase-out.

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October 31, 2023 EnviroNews Nigeria

Minamata Convention COP5 commences as Africa Group amendment proposal gets support

The Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury commenced on Monday October 30, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. Primed to be a landmark event, with proposed…

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October 28, 2023

130+ signatories voice ambition to say Farewell to Fluorescents

Ahead of the Minamata Convention on Mercury Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5), 130+ individuals representing 100+ organizations across 55 countries voiced their support for a prompt end to fluorescent…

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October 17, 2023

Aileen Mioko Smith Endorses Farewell to Fluorescents Petition

Aileen Mioko Smith, a leading voice of decades of anti-mercury advocacy stemming from the tragedies of Minamata, Japan, has endorsed the #FarewelltoFluorescents Petition. The petition calls on global leaders to…

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September 13, 2023 CommonWealth Magazine

Choice is simple, time to do away with fluorescent bulbs

MASSACHUSETTS HAS the chance to join the ranks of states taking action to phase out inefficient and toxic lighting.

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