[Opinion] ICJ climate ruling a ‘Game Changer’ for Pacific youth

International Climate Change Rulings Show First Signs of Success

Advisory opinions on climate change published by the ICJ and IACtHR this summer are being employed in domestic litigation, providing a glimmer of hope for environmentalism in the Americas.

The South Centre | Climate Policy Brief 29, 14 November 2025

Leveraging the ICJ Opinion to Secure a Just Climate Future for the South during COP30 By Daniel Uribe Terán The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém converges with the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, creating a critical inflexion point for global climate action. This policy brief analyses how the ICJ Opinion has the potential to reframe climate commitments, transforming them from politic…

ICJ climate ruling a ‘Game Changer’ for Pacific youth

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), providing new legal and moral grounds to hold major polluting nations accountable for their climate inaction. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Mr. Vishal Prasad on Thursday, Campaign Director of the Pacific Islands Students Fightin…