On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

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

The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...

Something good happened in The Hague this week. It came with a momentum worth keeping in the fight for climate justice ...

While Trump has infamously mocked climate change as “a great hoax,” the ICJ unanimously declared that international law ...

The first is that addressing climate change needs to be viewed through a strategic lens rather than as an altruistic act or ...

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented ...

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The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

States promoting fossil fuels could be violating international law, and reparations are on the table, the International Court ...