UN top court: Failure to act against climate change could violate international law

The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and that a failure to do so could constitute a violation of international law. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) adopted an advisory opinion on the subject that emphasized the “duty” of states “to use…

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