They’re totally worried about the sea rise. And getting lots of sweet, sweet, climate cash from Other Countries with no strings attached
Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean
In a landmark hearing, small island nations disproportionately affected by the climate crisis will take on high-emitting countries in a court in Hamburg, Germany, on 11 September, in what is being seen as the first climate justice case aimed at protecting the ocean.
During the two-day hearing, the nations – including the Bahamas, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda among others – will ask the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) to determine whether greenhouse gas emissions absorbed by the marine environment should be considered pollution.
Well, most likely, the court, full of hardcore Progressives, will rule in their favor. Vanuatu has seen their island size grow, the sea is barely rising there, they have over 30 fossil fueled airports, oh, and their foreign minister said back in 2018, when they were considering the lawsuit “This is really about claiming for the damages.” Shakedown.
Tuvalu is also barely seeing sea rise. Same with the rest. And they all depend on fossil fueled travel and tourism, along with ships and planes to bring in goods.
Most countries have obligations under the legally binding UN convention on the law of the sea to take measures to prevent, reduce and control marine pollution.
If the case, brought by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (Cosis), is successful, these obligations would include carbon-emission reduction and protection of marine environments already damaged by CO2 pollution.
And cash. Lots of cash.
“Sea levels are rising rapidly, threatening to sink our lands below the ocean,” Kausea Natano, the prime minister of Tuvalu, said in a statement.
Again. Tuvalo is barely rising. Perhaps everyone could simply save these vacation spots by not traveling there. No cruise ships, no flights. No shipments of goods. Oh, and Tuvalo is also growing.
The Biden administration has 
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