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"Although the ICJ’s advisory opinions are not binding, they carry significant legal and moral authority – helping to clarify and develop international law by defining States’ legal obligations."

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"...the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ... ruled in July 2025 that States have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions"

"The Court also ruled that if States breach these obligations, they are legally responsible and may be legally required to stop the wrongful conduct, offer guarantees that it won’t happen again, and make full reparation, depending on the circumstances."

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🇺🇳 The UN is on the climate ball ⚽ 🌐

Almost the whole world voted YES

"... sends a strong message that tackling the climate crisis is a legal duty under international law ..."

141 votes in favour, eight against and 28 abstentions

Those voting against were Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the USA and Yemen

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news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1…

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General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling

A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres.
UN News
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The conclusion of this article left me feeling quite annoyed. It suggests ways that men can keep caring about the environment while staying "masculine". A lot of it is about managing feelings by emphasizing the ways that they can stay dominant while having vaguely more sustainable behaviours. Like "marketing EVs as major man machines that can charge drills or become generators if a storm cuts off power". It's exhausting.
dw.com/en/who-says-caring-abou… #climate

Why caring for the climate is not 'unmanly'

From petro-masculinity to electric trucks: why men disengage from climate action and what might bring them back.
Tamsin Walker (dw.com)
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#Congress still must approve that #funding, but the #Trump admin is also reprogramming $800 million for a more rapid acquisition of computing capacity.

Even larger sums will likely be needed in the future, according to experts.

To work around the #chips shortage, #SusieWiles, the White House chief of staff, has authorized the #NSA to continue to use an advanced model made by #Anthropic, even though the #Pentagon has designated the company a #SupplyChain threat….

#climate #NationalSecurity

#nationalsecurity #trump #climate #pentagon #congress #funding #anthropic #supplychain #chips #susiewiles #nsa

#ClimateChange #climate #extremeweather #hurricanes #typhoons

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