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COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk

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par John Sibanda, Research Assistant in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

Earlier this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory…

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