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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
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.
World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
The World Court calls climate change an 'urgent and existential threat' in a landmark opinion:: The Hague, Netherlands:::: ...
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Hanes: Can courts save us from the existential threat of climate change?
The wheels of justice turn slowly, even as the planet burns, but a new International Court of Justice ruling offers hope.
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 ...
Climate Change Existential Threat Of Planetary Proportions, Rules UN Court
In a ground-breaking climate ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the prime judicial organ of the United Natio ...
Sustainable Switch: World Court tells countries they must address climate change
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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, ...
World Court weighs legal duties of states on climate change’s ‘urgent, existential threat’
The UN’s highest court advisory opinion is expected to have a major legal and political impact, potentially becoming a key ...