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UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling

Source: Climate crisis | The Guardian

If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissionsThe UN’s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested next week during a critical vote of the UN general assembly in New York.Every member state is being asked to back a series of landmark findings on climate justice from the international court of justice (ICJ) as part of a new political resolution. If passed, it will mean governments recognise they have a legal responsibility to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, including tackling fossil fuels. Continue reading...

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