In Hamburg, Germany there’s an international tribunal that makes rulings on the UN’s Law of the Sea, which deals with things like marine territorial rights and navigation, requiring states to prevent and control marine pollution. This week, a coalition of small island states is asking the court to rule on an unusual case: that greenhouse gas pollution is covered under the law. The World’s Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports.
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