A profound thread runs through the judgment and the separate opinion of one of the judges: that biodiversity is not merely a ...

After the Paris Agreement came into effect in 2016, it was understood that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol had lost its legal relevance. However, the ICJ has now said that the treaty remains valid, and countr ...

A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies ...

In this interview, environment editor Jee Geronimo and multimedia reporter Iya Gozum talk to Ponce, global advocacy lead of World’s Youth for Climate Justice, about the implications of the World Court ...

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...

Amid geopolitical turmoil, the top court reaffirmed states’ legal duty to cut emissions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Trump's attack on climate policies go against the top court's opinion, which could be used by lawyers to fight back ...

At the same time, the Philippines is at the center stage, hosting the Loss and Damage Fund Board and heading into COP30 (United Nations Climate Change Conference), dubbed the “Delivery COP,” where ...

The International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion that found that a clean, health, and sustainable environment is ...

The just-concluded 25th China-EU Summit, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has advised that the level of climate finance given to developing countries must be compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C ...

The highest court of the United Nations rules that greenhouse gas emissions are "unequivocally caused by human activities" and "without territorial limits". The International Court of Justice in The ...