With temperatures established to drastically exceed the critical heating limit of 1.5 ° C above pre -industrial levels, our planet is in a state of climate emergency. Our ability to resist environmental attack is being pushed to the edge, particularly in small island states such as my country of origin in Trinidad and Tobago and other vulnerable nations.
Recognizing this urgency, the United Nations Member States have required An advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICI) on the climatic obligations of individual nations. Governments could use their advice to understand and legislate their own moral duties, but they are not legally obliged …
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