The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws ...

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

The Court’s advisory opinion affirms that inadequate action on climate change may violate international law. Its findings could shape the contours of debate at COP30.

In a unanimous decision on July 23, 2025, the fifteen judges on the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (“ICJ”), also known as the ...

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, ...

Donald Trump’s position that climate change is “a hoax” is well-known, and just as he did when he took office in 2017, he ...

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 ...

The landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) made it clear: Countries must comply with their climate obligations or face responsibility for ...

LEGAZPI CITY – Former Albay lawmaker Joey Salceda hailed the recent historic advisory opinion from the International Court of ...

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 ...

N egotiators will arrive in Geneva on August 5 to continue, and hopefully, conclude negotiations on the first global treaty to address the issues posed by plastics. This meeting is an extension of the ...