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To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident
When world leaders, diplomats, business leaders, scientists and activists go to Brazil in November for the United Nations' ...
Sustainable Switch: World Court tells countries they must address climate change
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Boiling hot: how cities can beat the growing threat of extreme heat
Once relatively rare, supercharged temperatures are becoming more common as humanity pumps greenhouse gases into the ...
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UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...
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U.N. court rules that nations must act on climate change
Nations have a duty to act on climate change under international law — and if they don't, they could be held liable. That's ...
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in ...
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...
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UN rules nations have an obligation to act on climate change
Nations must act on climate change under international law — if they don’t, they could be held liable. That’s the ruling of the top United Nations court. This segment airs on July 24, 2025. Audio will ...
Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Who is responsible for climate change?
A decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, two big outstanding questions have delayed action: Who is responsible ...
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The world court joins the fight over climate change
On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...
Historic ruling finds climate change 'imperils all forms of life' and puts laggard nations on notice
Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international ...
UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out an opinion on the legal ...