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 determine future environmental litigation.

The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.

“The stakes could not be higher. The survival of my people and so many others is on the line,” Arnold Kiel Loughman, attorney general of the island nation of Vanuatu, told the court during a week of ...

“The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of other human rights,” said Yuji Iwasawa, president of the ICJ, as he read out the opinion.

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out a landmark opinion on the legal obligations of states to...

While non-binding, advocates hope the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion adds new weight to global courtroom and diplomatic efforts to win tougher climate policies.