A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts.

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...

The ruling this month by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the ‘Obligations of States in respect of climate change’ is a legal step whose importance is rippling ever wider from The Hague, ...

The United Nations' International Court of Justice issued a striking opinion this week that opened the door for countries to ...

The world's wealthiest nations have a legal obligation to reduce heat-trapping pollution and will have to pay up if they do ...

The ICJ concluded that states have explicit legal duties to safeguard the climate system against anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

The court's decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments In a ...

An Italian anti-poverty charity has hit back at plans to ban begging in Portofino. The decree, which would prevent homeless ...