World court joins the fight over climate change
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A decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, two big outstanding questions have delayed action: Who is responsible for climate change and who should pay?
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Al Jazeera on MSNIn 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.
The World Court calls climate change an 'urgent and existential threat' in a landmark opinion:: The Hague, Netherlands:::: Yuji Iwasawa, International Court of Justice President"The Court notes that the consequences of climate change are severe and far-reaching.
It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate crisis.