By Prianka Srinivasan, Fred Hooper and Melissa Maykin
“The United Nations has adopted a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to deliver an opinion on climate change and the legal consequences countries face for harming the environment.
It is the culmination of a four-year push led by Vanuatu and other Pacific nations to get climate change in front of the highest international court.
Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau described the decision as a “massive win for countries feeling the effects of natural disaster, after natural disaster.””