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Environmental law weekly briefing: ITLOS climate opinion, climate litigation, HDV CO2 standards, Ofgem GGSS changes, marine REM rules, single-use vape ban—13 June 2024

Published on: 13 June 2024

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Air emissions and climate change

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea gives advisory opinion on climate change and international law

On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion concerning climate change and public international law. The ruling has drawn notable attention and sparked extensive commentary. That reaction reflects both the scarcity of ITLOS advisory opinions and the fact that this marks one of the earliest, perhaps the first, times an international (rather than regional or national) court has addressed states' duties relating to climate change. Richard Lord KC, a Barrister at Brick Court Chambers, offers a concise overview of the context to the Opinion, together with its substance and wider importance. For further detail, see News Analysis: International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea gives advisory opinion on climate change and international law...

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