Vanuatu blasts US, China for asking Hague to continue status quo for climate change harms
The island nation of Vanuatu criticized representatives for major emitters like the U.S. and China for their remarks during ...
U.S. Makes Oral Argument In World Court’s Climate Change Opinion
On December 4, the US made an oral statement in the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion relating to the ...
A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...
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US denies responsibility for historic emissions during climate change hearings at top UN court
It was only in the late 1980s that states became aware of the causes and risks associated with climate change,” a legal ...
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Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia’s submission at ICJ
Australia’s government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ...
A Global ‘Billionaire Tax’ Could Make A Dent In Climate Finance
Countries failed to deliver on an adequate climate finance target at COP29. Would taxing billionaires raise more money?
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Pacific anger at Australian climate stance at top court
Pacific islanders and environment groups have criticised Australia for speaking out both sides of its mouth on climate change ...
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Guam attorney Julian Aguon opens climate case before world's highest court
Attorney Julian Aguon, founder of the Guam-based law firm Blue Ocean Law, was one of several people who opened an ongoing ...
Top emitter China tells World Court that UN treaties cover states’ climate obligations
Ma Xinmin, a legal advisor in China's foreign ministry, tells the International Court of Justice that the existing treaties produced by UN-backed climate change negotiations should be the benchmark fo ...
Big polluters, small island states clash on climate change
In a landmark hearing Wednesday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the United States argued that human ...
The world’s ‘biggest’ legal case has just begun - and it is all about climate change
The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many ...
U.S. Defends Climate Accord as Nations Call for Stronger Global Action
In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency.