The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on what legal obligations nations are under to protect climate systems and people affected by climate change.
Co-sponsored by 132 countries at the UN, the resolution was adopted on Wednesday by a consensus. The UN is now empowered to seek the ICJ’s opinion on what countries’ legal obligations are to protect current and future generations from climate change.
The court's opinion will be non-binding but could help in future climate negotiations and lawsuits.
Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the United Nations.
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Co-sponsored by 132 countries at the UN, the resolution was adopted on Wednesday by a consensus. The UN is now empowered to seek the ICJ’s opinion on what countries’ legal obligations are to protect current and future generations from climate change.
The court's opinion will be non-binding but could help in future climate negotiations and lawsuits.
Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the United Nations.
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