Small island states win 'historic' climate case at UN court

Berlin (AFP) May 21, 2024

The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states that brought a case to seek increased protection of the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change. Finding that carbon emissions can be considered a sea pollutant, the court said countries had an obligation to take measures to mitigate their effects on oceans. The countries that brought the case called the