UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to limit climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure ...
One year ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled, unanimously, that states have binding legal obligations to protect global climate systems. It found that a state's failure to act, ...
Exactly one year ago, the International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, delivered its landmark Advisory Opinion ...
A year after the world's highest court confirmed countries have a legal duty to protect the climate, Save the Children New ...
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under ...
A landmark United Nations resolution on climate change has received Australia's support to pass. Some 140 countries endorsed the legal ruling made by the International Court of Justice last year.
The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure The UN has voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world ...