 "The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, rendered a decision that may provide future climate disputes with legal clout Image Courtesy Reuters")
An international court ruled on Tuesday that countries have an obligation to safeguard marine environments beyond the parameters of the Paris Climate Agreement, as greenhouse gas emissions absorbed by the ocean are classified as marine pollution.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, rendered a decision that may provide future climate disputes with legal clout over the question of whether or not nations have an obligation to cut emissions and combat climate change.
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