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To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident
This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure ...
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 ...
World Court Climate Change Opinion Validates Trump’s Paris Agreement Concerns
The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...
Sustainable Switch: World Court tells countries they must address climate change
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The oceans are overheating—and scientists say a climate tipping point may be here
In 2023, the world’s oceans experienced the most intense and widespread marine heatwaves ever recorded, with some events ...
World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm
It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate ...
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 ...
UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'
The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had ...
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How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs
The Data Foundation, the American Geophysical Union, and a coalition of universities are scrambling to ensure that the nation ...