Achim Steiner

Achim Steiner

• Cheaper solar panels fuel rise in renewable energy

  A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy, according to a U.N.-backed report ... 

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  Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls

  A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter ... 

• UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products

  The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2. 

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  Thailand's prime minister vows to end ivory trade

  Facing the possibility of sanctions, Thailand's prime minister vowed for the first time to work toward ending her country's trade in ivory. But she ... 

• More than 140 nations adopt treaty to cut mercury

  A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted Saturday by more than 140 nations, capping four ... 

• UN finds rising mercury emissions, need for treaty

  Mercury pollution in the top layer of the world's oceans has doubled in the past century, part of a man-made problem that will require international ...