News

UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential' threat'
In a sweeping decision the UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" ...
Britain could be sued over climate change
The UN has opened the door to Britain being sued over its historic contribution to climate change. In a significant legal ...
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...
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 ...
In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change threat
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
In landmark opinion, the World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it ...
UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future ...
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.
Countries must address climate change threat, U.N.'s highest court says
The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the world.
"Urgent And Existential": UN Court's Landmark Judgement On Climate Change Threat
The United Nations's top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate ...
Climate change 'urgent and existential threat': International Court of Justice
The top UN court on Wednesday described climate change as an "urgent and existential threat", as it handed down a landmark ruling on the legal obliga ...