US EditionTrump Administration Urges Nations to Call for the Withdrawal of a UN Climate Proposal
The draft resolution calls for climate action plans and reparations based on the ICJ's 2025 advisory opinion, with a vote expected by March, supported by all 193 U.N. members.
- On 13 February, informal consultations began at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on a zero draft climate resolution circulated by Vanuatu that stems from the ICJ's 2025 Advisory Opinion.
- The draft seeks to convert the ICJ opinion into actionable state duties, including NDCs and subsidy phase-outs, urging states to comply with obligations under international law and adopt measures limiting warming below 1.5°C.
- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty emphasized mechanisms like an International Register of Damage to document claims, with Candy Ofime warning the draft faces pushback from high-emitting richer countries.
- A revised draft is expected in early March, with a sponsorship window and U.N. Ambassador Odo Tevi pressing for a vote by the end of March, to move the resolution toward adoption.
- The U.S. has lobbied to withdraw the draft, calling it `even more problematic`, with several G7 members, China, Saudi Arabia, and Russia sharing concerns, according to a State Department cable sent Tuesday.
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