Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and ...

The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws related to climate change and, if they fail to act, could be held responsible ...

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has just won a landmark legal battle.

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the everyday catastrophe of climate change. On Wednesday, backed by more than 130 countries, Vanuatu will get its day in the world's highest court.