“Vanuatu, a disaster-prone Pacific country, has secured United Nations approval to take that question to the International Court of Justice.
A tiny Pacific island nation has pulled off the kind of diplomatic win that can elude global superpowers.
On Wednesday, Vanuatu, population 300,000, rallied countries to ask the world’s highest court to weigh in on a high-stakes question: Can countries be sued under international law for failing to slow down climate change?
The measure passed by consensus, meaning none of the 193 member states requested a vote. The General Assembly Hall erupted in applause.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/climate/united-nations-vanuatu.html