"Oxfam is proud to have supported young climate defenders from the Pacific and elsewhere who bravely took their fight for justice from a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court. They won the ...

Solar, wind and other industries blitzed Congress on the “big, beautiful bill.” One advocate called saving any part of the ...

The Republic of Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation of 320,000 people, has led a growing effort since 2021 to compel the United Nations to answer one of the most crucial legal questions related to ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared that countries have a legal obligation to act against climate change and can be held responsible for environmental and human ...

Last fall, after Hurricane Helene devastated communities in North Carolina, it swept into southwest Virginia as a tropical ...

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...

In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice also said high-emissions countries may need to pay ...

Approaches vary in terms of who is filing the lawsuit, against whom, and whether it is based on protecting human rights or ...