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UN court rules wealthy nations pay up for climate change damages in controversial global ruling
International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
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UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...
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Youth activists applaud UN court's climate change advisory ruling
Youth climate change activists celebrated as the United Nations' highest court issued a significant advisory opinion on ...
UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...
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UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'
The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...
Why a United Nations court ruling will impact climate change efforts in northern Ontario
The United Nations’ top court says countries failing to implement measures to mitigate climate change may be in violation of ...
Countries must address climate change threat, U.N.'s highest court says
The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...
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UN court rules ignoring climate change ‘may constitute an internationally wrongful act’
Protection from climate change is a human right, and countries in violation of the now international law will be held ...
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...
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AP explains UN's highest court ruling on climate change liability
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat ...