The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...

The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice is likely to determine the course of climate action across the world.

Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and ...

The United Nations' highest court will deliver a crucial opinion on Wednesday on what legal obligations states have to fight ...

As the climate becomes warmer on average, it makes intuitive sense that we will see more hot days and we've had predictions of this for some time. However, the duration of heatwaves — how many days in ...

The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future ...

International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system ...

Abandoning trolleys is bad for the environment, with a potential global warming impact equivalent to 0.69 kg CO₂ for ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving countries new ammunition to pursue some of the planet’s biggest emitters.