An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations reaffirms global South's perspective, raises questions on Paris Agreement ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The World Court said countries' national climate plans must be "stringent" and aligned to the Paris Agreement aim to limit ...

With the China-EU Summit wrapping up with a joint climate statement, green cooperation now stands out as a key area where ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.

Global accountability for climate harm: The ICJ ruled that all nations, regardless of their participation in climate treaties, have a legal duty under international law to prevent significant harm to ...

The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark opinion reinforcing governments' duty to combat climate change, ...

With the world’s top court declaring that countries have binding legal obligations to protect the climate, climate justice is no longer just a moral demand— it is now a matter of international law ...

A final round of negotiations to adopt a global treaty against plastic pollution will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change.