[Opinion] International Climate Law Needs Teeth

International climate law needs teeth

PORT VILA—Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a legal opinion on climate change with a clarity of purpose not seen since...

International Climate Law Needs Teeth - Times Kuwait

By Ralph Regenvanu Minister of Climate Change, Vanuatu Special to The Times Kuwait Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a legal opinion on climate change with a clarity of purpose not seen since the 2015 Paris agreement. It left no doubt that states have a legal obligation to prevent significant harm to the climate system, and that failure to do so carries legal consequences. My own country, Vanuatu, brought this questio…