Britain can dodge climate lawsuits from other countries if it makes “significant and meaningful” contributions reflecting its historical responsibility for global warming to a UN fund, Vanuatu’s lawyer has said.

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s 15 judges considered for the first time what the court’s president calls “a

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

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

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising seas and saltwater intrusion reshape its coasts and disrupt life

On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the court delivered a unanimous verdict. In its opinion, climate change constitutes an “urgent and existential threat” that states must protect people from.