The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to ...

The top UN court on Wednesday paved the way for the payment of possible reparations to be imposed on countries that breach climate change obligations -- on a case-by-case basis. The Barron's news ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences ...

The Peace Palace housing the International Court of Justice is reflected in a monument in The Hague, Netherlands, May 1, 2024.[VOA] The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first ...

July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

A Peruvian farmer's climate action lawsuit against a German energy company was continued recently before the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany. The farmer wants the energy company to pay the cost ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — Duke Energy argued in North Carolina Thursday that claims it worsened the climate crisis should be dismissed. Carrboro, a small town north of Raleigh, sued the utilities giant in ...