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U.N. General Assembly Embraces Court Opinion That Says Nations Have a Legal Obligation to Take Climate Action

The U.S. was among eight countries that voted against endorsing the nonbinding ruling that said all nations must take steps to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

By Dana Drugmand

A Bonaire resident sheds a tear before the Hague District Court ruled that the Netherlands breached human rights on Jan. 28. Credit: Laurens Van Putten/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

A Tiny Caribbean Island Sued the Netherlands Over Climate Change, and Won

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Governments Are Legally Required to Address Climate Change, Top Global Court Says

By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma

International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion

By Bob Berwyn

A Plea to Make Widespread Environmental Damage an International Crime Takes Center Stage at The Hague

By Katie Surma

Is it Time for the World Court to Weigh in on Climate Change?

By Katie Surma

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