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UK and other countries can be sued over climate change, top UN court rules
BBC
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July 23, 2025
Esme Stallard and Georgina RannardBBC News Climate and Science ShareSave Storms and tidal surges linked to climate change are causing devastation in low-lying countries, including Marshall Islands A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared...
Green groups to PBBM: Uphold human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment
Mindanao Times
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July 24, 2025
70 QUEZON CITY — As affected families and communities rise from the onslaught of recent severe weather disturbances, civil society groups urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to prioritize policies, programs, and resources to effectively uphold...
Wealthy countries may have to pay up over climate change
Straight Arrow News
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July 23, 2025
The International Court of Justice ruled that countries could be in violation of international law if they do not do a better job of protecting the planet from climate change. The advisory opinion also said nations harmed the most by climate...
UN court opens the floodgates for poorer nations to sue Britain over contributions to climate change
Daily Mail
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July 23, 2025
The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to comply with climate treaties and failure to do so...
UN court affirms states obligations to act against climate change
JURIST
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July 23, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed Wednesday obligations of states relating to climate change under treaties and customary law. The court emphasized that the severe and far-reaching climate change consequences are an “urgent and...
Country actions driving climate change ‘illegal’, states should be held legally responsible for emissions: International Court of Justice
Down to Earth
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations having a seat at The Hague, passed a ruling on July 23 stating that government actions driving climate change are illegal and states should be held...
Climate change existential threat of planetary proportions, rules UN court
Greater Kashmir
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July 23, 2025
New Delhi, July 23: In a ground-breaking climate ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the prime judicial organ of the United Nations, on Wednesday ruled what the science “is saying that climate change is an existential threat of...
ICJ classes climate change as 'urgent and existential threat'
The National News
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Efforts to enshrine the principle of polluter pays in the climate change challenge were boosted on Wednesday in a landmark International Court of Justice ruling on the impact of a changing planet. A ruling from the UN's principal court said “the...
Existential threat: ICJ warns on climate change
Shafaq News
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July 23, 2025
2025-07-23T23:06:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Amsterdam On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that countries affected by climate change are eligible for compensation, describing global warming as...
Nations must act on climate change or could be held responsible, top U.N. court rules
KLCC - Oregon
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July 23, 2025
The top United Nations court has ruled that nations are obligated under international law to limit climate change, and countries that don't act could be held legally responsible for climate damages elsewhere. The decision is a win for many small...
Climate Change An Existential Threat To Humanity, Urges Action – ICJ
Inter Press Service
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July 23, 2025
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ICJ says Countries Harmed by Climate Change May be Entitled to Damages
Nationwide 90FM
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July 23, 2025
The United Nations’ top court says countries harmed by climate change could be entitled to reparations for the damage suffered from rising global temperatures. It says, however, that the payments should be determined on a case by case basis. The...
ICJ to Deliver Crucial Advisory Opinion on State Obligations in Climate Change Today
Antigua.News
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July 23, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to release its much-anticipated advisory opinion today at 3 pm regarding “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.” This significant ruling, to be delivered by President Judge Iwasawa...
Michigan’s Chocolate Crisis: Climate Change Is Driving Up Cocoa Costs
Cars 108 - Michigan
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July 23, 2025
When it comes to sweet treats and confectionary indulgences, chocolate is a favorite among Michiganders—and the world at large. Chocolate bars and other chocolate candies are a major go-to. But despite the rising cost of most candy, chocolate...
Top UN court rules countries, including the UK, can be sued for role in climate change
LBC
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23 July 2025, 18:55 Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Picture: Getty A top UN court has ruled that countries, including the UK,...
Shifting seasons expose how climate change and pollution are rewriting nature’s calendar
Environmental Health News
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July 23, 2025
Human-driven changes in climate and land use are erasing familiar seasonal cycles and creating new ones defined by haze, trash, and disrupted rhythms. Felicia Liu and Thomas Smith write for The Conversation. In short: Researchers describe emergent...
Trump EPA will propose repealing finding that climate change endangers public health
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 23, 2025
The Trump administration will propose the repeal of a landmark 2009 determination that climate change poses a danger to the public, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. “EPA has sent to the Office of...
UN high court rules nations can sue each other over climate change; but U.S. resists by defanging E.P.A.
Brooklyn Eagle - New York
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July 23, 2025
INTERNATIONAL — THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAS RULED THAT COUNTRIES MAY SUE EACH OTHER over their massive emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases and for failure to mitigate climate change, the British Broadcasting...
Sindh Govt fully mobilized against rains, climate change
Daily Times
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July 23, 2025
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that the Sindh government is completely mobilized against the recent rains and the broader impact of climate change in the country. The recent rains have caused severe damage in the north, whereas...
The world's highest court makes it clear: climate change is an existential human rights crisis
International Federation for Human Rights
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July 23, 2025
In a groundbreaking advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice argued that States have binding human rights obligations under international law to act on climate change — and that failure to reduce emissions is an “internationally...