Representatives from 175 UN member states, gathered in Nairobi for an Environmental Assembly meeting last week, voted unanimously in favour of creating a legally binding global treaty to reduce plastic waste.
The European Court of Human Rights delivered its long-awaited first ruling in the climate action case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland, finding that the European Convention on Human Rights encompasses the right to effective protection from adverse effects of climate change.