The top UN court on Wednesday paved the way for the payment of possible reparations to be imposed on countries that breach climate change obligations -- on a case-by-case basis. The Barron's news ...

The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to ...

Utah’s highest court on Thursday ruled against a group of teens who say the state’s energy policies are hurting the climate, their health and their futures — and violating the Utah constitution. The ...

The Peace Palace housing the International Court of Justice is reflected in a monument in The Hague, Netherlands, May 1, 2024.[VOA] The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences ...

July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

A Peruvian farmer's climate action lawsuit against a German energy company was continued recently before the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany. The farmer wants the energy company to pay the cost ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — Duke Energy argued in North Carolina Thursday that claims it worsened the climate crisis should be dismissed. Carrboro, a small town north of Raleigh, sued the utilities giant in ...