The International Court of Justice recognised clear obligations of states to avoid impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to the ...

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and that a failure to do so could constitute a violation of international ...

International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system ...

Seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and marine sediments sequester carbon dioxide, mitigating climate change while increasing ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate ...

Nations must protect current and future generations from environmental harm, says the International Court of Justice.

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

It’s been nearly a year since Denton adopted a Climate Action Plan to reach net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. The City Council-approved plan looks at communitywide emissions that could ...

The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the world.

UN Climate Change News, 23 July 2025 - In a major step toward inclusive and equitable climate action, UN Climate Change's Regional Collaboration ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to ...