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ICJ Climate Change Opinion Raises Constitutionality Question Of U.S. Joining Paris Agreement
An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.
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 ...
Sustainable Switch: World Court tells countries they must address climate change
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Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Who is responsible for climate change?
A decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, two big outstanding questions have delayed action: Who is responsible ...
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Major economies welcome 'milestone' ICJ climate ruling
Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...
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 ...
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The world court joins the fight over climate change
On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...
Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: what it means for Africa
The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in ...
ICJ Issues Landmark Ruling, Declares Climate Change a Human Rights Issue
The International Court of Justice said that climate change threatens all life and may violate human rights. It also said ...
Top court’s climate ruling may spur scrutiny of S’pore carbon tax, firms’ climate action plans
Amid geopolitical turmoil, the top court reaffirmed states' legal duty to cut emissions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.