According to an international court, the Paris Climate Accord is insufficient to protect the oceans.
According to an international court, the Paris Climate Accord is insufficient to protect the oceans.
An international court declared on Tuesday that governments have an obligation to protect marine environments outside the scope of the Paris Climate Agreement, because greenhouse gas emissions absorbed by the ocean are considered marine pollution.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, issued a decision that might give future climate battles legal force on the subject of whether governments have an obligation to reduce emissions and combat climate change.
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