environment
UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling
Why this matters: environmental and climate reporting with long-term consequences.
If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions The UN’s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested next week during a critical vote of the UN general assembly in New York.Every member state is being asked to back a series of landmark findings on climate justice from the international court of justice (ICJ) as part of a new political resolution. If passed, it will mean governments recognise they have a legal responsibility to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, including tackling fossil fuels. Continue reading...
Article preview — originally published by The Guardian Environment. Full story at the source.
Read full story on The Guardian Environment →
More top stories
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from The Guardian Environment alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop