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ICJ's opinion on climate responsibility is spot on

22 November 2024, Berlin: Participants at a rally hold a banner with the slogan "Climate crisis does not wait for government crisis". On the occasion of COP 29 in Baku, activists from Fridays for Future demonstrate in front of the Federal Foreign Office for the expansion and strengthening of climate protection in Germany and worldwide. [FILE/Standard]

Something good happened in The Hague this week. It came with a momentum worth keeping in the fight for climate justice locally and beyond.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) made its pronouncement following a push by a group in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu for clarification on the responsibility and legal obligations in relation to climate change. Some 130 countries also supported this push.

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