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

In a landmark advisory opinion, the United Nations’ top court said countries could be in violation of international law if ...

The top U.N. court has opened a hearing to deliver an opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

Nations failing to tackle climate change could violate international law, the United Nations’ top court said on Wednesday, and the consequences could be expensive.

All UN member states including major greenhouse gas emitters like the United States and China are parties to the court.

The National Weather Service has issued an unprecedented number of flood warnings, with recent catastrophic events claiming ...

The U.N.’s highest court is handing down a historic opinion on climate change Wednesday, a decision that could set a legal benchmark for action around the globe to the climate crisis.

The amount of "green" bonds sold by governments, banks and companies has slumped by almost a third this year amid the rollback of climate change policies in the United States and Europe, new figures ...