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Special Section on Mercury Emissions from Coal Global interest in mercury emissions and control is growing as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) nears the 2013 deadline for finalizing the global legally binding instrument (LBI) on mercury. As of yet, it is unclear what the LBI will mean in the way of new or more stringent mercury control for coal-fired power plants. However, new legislation in Canada, the U.S.A., and even China in the past few years shows that there is a general move toward command and control of what UNEP have described as “the pollutant of greatest global concern”. The following papers were selected from presentations given at a previous mercury emissions from coal (MEC)/UNEP meeting held in South Africa in May 2011. MEC is an annual meeting of experts run by the International Energy Agency Clean Coal Centre (IEA CCC). More details are available from www.iea-coal.org. The following papers summarize some of the work completed under the UNEP Coal Partnership Area using funding from the European Commission. The work is aimed at stepping up to the challenge of mercury reduction in growing economies and demonstrating economic options for mercury control in challenging areas. More information on the UNEP Coal Partnership Area can be found at http://www.unep.org/ hazardoussubstances/mercury/tabid/434/default.aspx.
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Lesley Sloss, Principal Environmental Consultant at International Energy Agency Clean Coal Centre (IEA CCC) and Lead at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Coal Partnership Area
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
Special Issue: Mercury Emissions from Coal/UNEP Partnership Published: June 19, 2012 © 2012 American Chemical Society
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dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef3010338 | Energy Fuels 2012, 26, 4623−4623
