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UN's top court rules climate change 'existential threat'

Nicole Frölich | Lucia Schulten in The Hague, Netherlands
July 23, 2025

The ruling came in response to a case brought by the island state of Vanuatu. The court added that failing to protect the planet from the effects of climate change could be a violation of international law.

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