The signing of the world’s biggest free trade agreement between the European Union and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) on December 6 — after 25 years of stalled negotiations — has grave implications for the environment and human rights, reports Ben Radford.
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The International Court of Justice is considering whether countries are obliged under international law to reduce emissions, and what the legal consequences are if they fail to do so, reports Ben Radford.
A substantial oil spill affecting Peru’s north coast has drawn attention to the country’s largely unregulated and destructive oil industry, reports Ben Radford.