The UN’s highest court has ruled that climate change is an urgent and existential threat. It also said that greenhouse gases are unequivocally caused by human activity. The ruling came in response to a case brought by the island state of Vanu-atu. However, it is only an advisory opinion, which is non-binding.
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- No mention of how reparations would be calculated or enforced.
- No binding mechanism to compel compliance.
- No timeline, no thresholds, no penalties.