Judge Albert Hoffmann from South Africa, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), opens a session of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, issues a legal opinion on measures to protect the oceans from climate change, in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea found Tuesday that carbon emissions qualify as marine pollution and countries must take steps to mitigate and adapt to their adverse effects. It was the first of three cases in which advisory opinions are being sought from international courts about climate change.( Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
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