The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
By Lauren Gifford, Faculty, Ecosystem Science & Sustainability; Director, Soil Carbon Solutions Center, Colorado State University
Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, Doctoral candidate in Law and Social Policy, University of California, Berkeley
The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for reparations. But getting to that point isn’t so simple.
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