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UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat ...
UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'
The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...
Sustainable Switch: World Court tells countries they must address climate change
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UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...
Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?
The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending.
Scientists sound alarm over rapidly emerging threat to animals around the globe: 'Entering an existential crisis'
"We are entering an existential crisis for the world's wild animals," the study warns. "Increases in global temperature can ...
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The world court joins the fight over climate change
On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...
Countries must address climate change threat, U.N.'s highest court says
The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...
Climate change an 'existential threat', states legally bound to act: ICJ
In a historic development, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared that climate change constitutes an "urgent, ...
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In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’
ICJ Judge Yuji Iwasawa says greenhouse emissions are ‘unequivocally caused by human activities’ as he delivers opinion.
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International Court of Justice declares climate change an ‘urgent and existential threat’
The Paris Agreement struck through the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has rallied a global response to ...