Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this ...

The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating ...

“To those who are arguing that in these times we have to focus more on peace and security, one can only say the climate ...

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers ...

Some African countries have consumer protection laws that they could use to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for ...

The 30th Conference of the Parties concluded in Brazil this month, with delegates focused on reinforcing the 2015 Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Central to this year's ...

New Zealand’s decision to renew oil and gas exploration could place it in breach of emerging international climate law.

By affirming that customary international law can ground claims for climate-related reparations, the ICJ appeared to open the door for climate demands tied to colonial harms. Yet, in the same opinion, ...

A new UN climate deal has ignited global outrage after nearly 200 nations approved an agreement that triples climate finance ...

Jamaica has joined other small island nations at the United Nations climate talks to urge immediate action on climate change.