From 2021, China will phase out the production and use of mercury-containing batteries and fluorescent lamps required by the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and by 2032, will shut down all primary mercury mining.

Mercury, commonly known as mercury, is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature and is widely used in various products and processes. The production, use and discharge of mercury and its compounds can cause environmental pollution, and in severe cases, cause functional disturbances in the nervous, immune and reproductive systems of humans and mammals, especially for fetuses and pregnant women.

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a new global agreement in the field of environment and health in the past decade to urge governments to take concrete measures to control anthropogenic mercury pollution. The United Nations Environment Programme decided to reach the convention in February 2009, and China was one of the earliest signatories. In 2016, the National People's Congress formally reviewed and approved accession to the Convention. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, so far, there are 128 signatories to the convention.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection announced China's implementation schedule at a press conference: from 2021, China will phase out the production and use of mercury-containing batteries and fluorescent lamps required by the Minamata Convention on Mercury; VCM (vinyl chloride, will Mercury-containing wastewater) production industry to reduce the use of unit product by 50% in 2021 (on the basis of 2010); by 2032, all primary mercury mining should be shut down; for the emission source of coal-fired power plants, to In 2020, the compilation of emissions will be completed, key sources of control and control will be identified, and emission reduction targets and measures will be determined.

In order to implement the Convention, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has revised a number of mercury-related emission standards together with relevant departments, assessed the current situation of ten major mercury-related industries, and initiated the preparation of a strategic action plan. The next step will be to jointly promote the reduction of mercury-using industries through source control, reduction, and development of alternative technologies, and carry out the management of mercury-containing wastes and polluted sites in a planned and step-by-step manner.

my country is one of the major countries in the use and emission of mercury. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, my country has included mercury as one of the five priority heavy metals for control. Before the official implementation of the contract, the work of some industries has been controlled, and a lot of work has been done through measures such as energy conservation and emission reduction.

"Compliance with the contract is a win-win process for developing countries like China. The implementation of the contract also forces the elimination of outdated production capacity and improves the technical level of related industries."

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