The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

THE waves are rising, not just on the shores of the Philippines, but within its collective consciousness. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ principal judicial organ, has ...

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

Along with the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to unwind Obama-era climate regulations, the bill’s cuts to IRA subsidies further confirmed that the Trump administration has no ...

If businesses are already pricing in climate risks in New Zealand, then the benefits of mandatory reporting may be overstated, new research has found.

State-contingent debt instruments allow countries hit by economic and climate crises to restructure their debt repayments.

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The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This followed a case brought by ...

A landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed the legal obligation of all countries, ...

The initiative also documents what's known about schools' emissions, how climate disasters eat into learning time, and ...

“Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” Fink warned. “We are on the edge of a ...