Legal obligation: ICJ ruling pushes states on climate action

Climate Science Is Now the Law

A landmark legal ruling leaves no doubt that continuing fossil fuel production and use, let alone expanding it, violates the law.

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as AustraliaSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia could face international legal action over its fossil fuel production and failure to rapidly cut emissions, Vanuatu’s climate minister says, after a …

Legal obligation: ICJ ruling pushes states on climate action

The world’s highest court has declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open...