Climate change is ‘existential threat,’ says UN’s top court

In a landmark opinion, the United Nations’ highest court says a “clean, healthy, and sustainable environment” is a human right. Eric Sorensen explains what the International Court of Justice (ICJ) says could happen to countries and companies that don’t protect the planet from climate change, and whether the threat of consequences will be enough to spur action.

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