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The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (APLs) around the world.
Illegal mining is a significant issue in the state of Assam. The practice involves digging small tunnels, often by hand, to extract coal. These tunnels are dangerous and prone to collapse, which has resulted in many fatalities. The National Green Tribunal (NGT
He warned there is a danger a focus on long-term targets and forests, finance and coal will let countries off the hook on urgent action. Miliband warns over ‘shifting the goalposts’ on climate ...
Labour has suggested the Government is seeking to use “loopholes” in the Cop28 agreement to avoid the “reality” of needing to leave the majority of fossil fuels in the ground.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. British politician (born 1969) The Right Honourable Ed Miliband MP Official portrait, 2024 Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [a] Incumbent Assumed office 5 July 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer Preceded by Claire Coutinho In office 3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 Prime ...
The treaty, which outlaws anti-personnel mines, was opened for signature on December 3, 1997. Canada, Ireland, and Mauritius became the first states to ratify the treaty that same day. The treaty came into force and closed for signature on March 1, 1999 with the ratification by 40 states.
The energy secretary appealed for cross-party unity on net zero just hours after it was revealed Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attended the launch of a climate change denying lobby group