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'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency (www.commondreams.org)

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"While the United States and some other major polluters have chosen to ignore climate science, the rest of the international community is advancing protections," said one observer.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Unenforceable.

Next.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are folks who will use an unenforceable rule to convince their company to do the right thing. Many CEOs are uninformed or risk averse. So this still has value.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The lack of enforcement is more frequently used to empower those that support the reprehensible acts. <gestures at the US & co.>

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Good point.