UN court's legal opinion but non-binding!

The International Court of Justice has said that affected countries can claim reparations but what they are owed could be determined on a case-by-case basis. 

In its first ever opinion on climate change, the ICJ said the consequences of climate change are far-reaching as they affect both natural ecosystems and human populations. "These consequences underscore the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change", said Judge Yuji Iwasawa while reading out the opinion, which is advisory in nature and non-binding.

Failure to protect planet a wrongful act

* Failure of a state to take appropriate action to protect the the climate system.....may constitute an 

   internationally wrongful act.

* After years of efforts by vulnerable island nations who fear they could disappear under rising sea

   waters, the UN General Assembly asked the top UN court in 2023 for an advisory opinion on

   climate change.

130 countries backed the case brought by the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu.

Tailpiece.

A quiet but wet Thursday. It was also "Karkkidaka karutha vaavu bali".