Small island nations get big climate victory in international maritime court

Grist
By Anita HofschneiderMay 21, 2024, 7:16 pm272 pts
Island nations in the Pacific, Caribbean and West Indies won a major international legal victory this week that puts more pressure on large governments like the European Union and China to curb their carbon emissions. On Tuesday, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany,…

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