What to Know About a Landmark Court Case NYT > Climate and Environment By: Karen Zraick 5 December 2024 at 16:51 Judges in The Hague are weighing what, exactly, international law requires countries to do about global warming. Β© Piroschka Van De Wouw/ReutersRalph Regenvanu, left, at a court session in The Hague this week. The hearings are the result of a campaign led by Vanuatu.
U.S. Defends Paris Climate Accord as βBest Hopeβ at International Court of Justice NYT > Climate and Environment By: Karen Zraick 4 December 2024 at 18:50 In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency. Β© Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesMargaret L. Taylor, a legal adviser for the State Department, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.