Vanuatu submits climate questions to UN court

The island nation of Vanuatu recently formally submitted a request to the other UN states to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for a legal assessment of climate change responsibilities. The country wants an advisory opinion on what obligations all states have in the climate crisis and how states can be held liable for climate and environmental damage. This is according to the statement released by Vanuatu’s UN representation on Twitter on November 30.