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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Isabella Kaminski

UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling

Vanuatu's climate change minister Ralph Regenvanu wants the ‘broadest possible support’ for the resolution.
Vanuatu's climate change minister Ralph Regenvanu wants the ‘broadest possible support’ for the resolution. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

The UN’s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested next week during a critical vote of the UN general assembly in New York.

Every member state is being asked to back a series of landmark findings on climate justice from the international court of justice (ICJ) as part of a new political resolution. If passed, it will mean governments recognise they have a legal responsibility to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, including tackling fossil fuels.

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