Small island states hail ocean court victory on greenhouse gases

A global maritime court has found that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by global warming.

Small island states hail ocean court victory on greenhouse gases
A representative with a flower in her hair and other representatives of a group of nine small island states in the Pacific and Caribbean sit in a courtroom.

A global maritime court has found that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by global warming.