{"id":158260,"date":"2024-05-23T15:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/itles-and-greenhouse-effect-gases\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:38:19","slug":"itles-and-greenhouse-effect-gases","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/itles-and-greenhouse-effect-gases\/","title":{"rendered":"ITLOS issues ruling on greenhouse gas emissions as marine pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has issued a long-awaited advisory opinion on the environmental impact liability of states to address climate change and greenhouse gases<\/strong>, according to statements from OceanCare.<\/p>\n\n

Greenhouse gas emissions<\/h2>\n\n

Under international law, the tribunal’s judges ruled unequivocally that carbon(and other greenhouse gas<\/em>) emissions absorbed by the ocean should be considered marine pollution.<\/p>\n\n

This ruling underscores the obligation of the world’s nations to protect and preserve the marine environment<\/strong>. The advisory opinion was requested by a group of island nations whose existence is being compromised and threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change.<\/p>\n\n

Moreover, the tribunal’s position was unanimous and objective: ” Anthropogenic emissions<\/a> of greenhouse gases underlie marine pollution,”<\/strong> according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n

Ecosystem restoration<\/h2>\n\n

States have the obligation to take all necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control those emissions that cause climate change<\/strong>. And thus ocean warming and acidification, commented Dr. James Kerry, OceanCare’s marine and climate scientist.<\/p>\n\n

Also, the court detailed the obligation of states to restore ecosystems as part of their commitments under UNCLOS <\/strong>to preserve the marine environment. These restoration efforts should be based on the best available science and focus on the ecosystems themselves.<\/p>\n\n

The advisory opinion itself is not a legally binding instrument. However, by interpreting existing international law, it functions as an objective and determinative directive to governments around the world and could form a basis for future changes.<\/p>\n\n

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Source: Safety4Sea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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