30 Mar 2023

Vanuatu celebrates UN call for legal ruling on climate polluter

From Checkpoint, 5:52 pm on 30 March 2023

A climate justice fight that started with a group of students lobbying the Vanuatu government will go to the International Court of Justice.

Overnight, the UN passed a resolution calling for the International Court of Justice to consider a legal ruling that would tell big polluters exactly what consequences they could face if they fail to meet their climate obligations.

Caleb Fotheringham reports.