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IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion
Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...
UN's top court delivers historic decision on countries' climate obligations
The non-binding advisory opinion could be a potential turning point in international climate law. View on euronews ...
Climate change is an 'existential threat,' says landmark ruling from U.N. court
The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the world.
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The UN's top court in a landmark climate change decision enshrines a human right
Judges with the United Nations’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. The International Court of Justice is ...
In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change threat
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to ...
ICJ to rule on nations' legal responsibility regarding climate change
The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...
AP Exclusive: UN chief says market forces point the way to curbing climate change
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.