​ICJ Hearings on States’ Legal Obligations to Combat Climate Change

  • The ICJ held historic hearings from 2-13 December, discussing the legal obligations of states to combat climate change, with participation from 96 countries and 11 regional organizations.
  • The hearings were initiated by a UN resolution and spearheaded by small island nations facing existential threats from climate change.
  • Vanuatu and other small island nations emphasized the severe impacts of rising seas and extreme weather, calling out high-emitting states for their failures.
  • Brazil and China highlighted the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities,” urging that developed nations bear the greatest burden in addressing climate change.
  • The US and EU took diverging stances, with the US rejecting ....
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