US EditionNew Global Ruling Says Sovereign States Are Legally Responsible for Tackling Climate Change
INTERNATIONAL, AUG 11 – The International Court of Justice advised that states must end fossil fuel use under climate treaties amid rising CO2 levels and $7 trillion subsidies to polluting industries, experts say.
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New global ruling says sovereign states are legally responsible for tackling climate change
Sovereign states are not only responsible for tackling fossil fuel damage, they have to make redress, according to a recent ground-breaking ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ruling makes clear that the court believes states must actively prevent harm to the world's climate system. States that fail to act accordingly may have to pay compensation, restore damaged ecosystems, rebuild infrastructure or face further legal challe…
ICJ: States have responsibility to stop emitting fossil fuels
The ICJ ruling states may be accountable for the wrongful production and consumption of fossil fuels opens up opportunities climate justice activists. However, Alex Bainbridge argues it is no substitute for building a more powerful movement.
Sovereign states are not only responsible for combating fossil damage, they must make reparation, according to a recent revolutionary decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision clearly states that the Court believes that States must actively prevent damage to the world's climate system. States that do not act [...]
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