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International Court of Justice, UN and climate change

UN court rules wealthy nations pay up for climate change damages in controversial global ruling
International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve concrete emission reduction targets.
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945,
UN's highest court says climate change is an 'existential threat'
THE HAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out an opinion on the legal obligations of states to take action.
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations' top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in for the first time on what the court's president called “an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.
Why a United Nations court ruling will impact climate change efforts in northern Ontario
The United Nations’ top court says countries failing to implement measures to mitigate climate change may be in violation of international law, opening the door for nations harmed by its effects to seek reparations.
Nations must act on climate change or could be held responsible, top U.N. court rules
The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.
World Court Opinion: Protection From Climate Change Is A Human Right
The International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion that found that a clean, health, and sustainable environment is a human right under international law.
For hope on climate change, follow the money, UN chief tells AP
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change.
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United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
COP28, the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, will bring together state parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as thousands ...
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The World Needs A Global United Nations For Climate Change
A UN body focused on climate change does exist. It’s the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It was established in 1994 and it now has near universal membership.
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The United Nations is expected to issue a major new climate change ...
Today, the United Nations offers a kind of decision memo to leaders around the world on how to address climate change. Rebecca Hersher from NPR's climate desk is here. Good morning.