Failure to tackle climate change could be a violation of international law, UN court finds

The United Nation’s top court says failing to protect the planet from climate change could violate international law.  

Nations failing to tackle climate change could violate international law, the United Nations’ top court said on Wednesday, and the consequences could be expensive.  

In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice in the Hague found that countries harmed by other nations’ failure to protect the…