World court hearing says climate change is ‘urgent and existential threat’ | Climate Crisis News

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top world court, has been issuing a historic advisory opinion on climate change which it has called an “urgent and existential threat”.

The ICJ in The Hague said on Wednesday that greenhouse gas emissions are unequivocally caused by “human activities” and have cross border effects.

After years of lobbying by vulnerable island nations who fear they could disappear under rising sea waters, the United Nations General Assembly asked the ICJ…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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