Opinion: The International Court of Justice’s statement on fossil fuels puts Carney in a tough spot
Opinion: The International Court of Justice’s statement on fossil fuels puts Carney in a tough spot
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Opinion: The International Court of Justice’s statement on fossil fuels puts Carney in a tough spot
An advisory opinion on responsibility for emissions means that Canada could be on the hook for major climate-change-related damages in the years ahead
“Failure of the state to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions including through fossil fuel production, fossil fuel consumption, the granting of fossil fuel exploration licenses, or the provision of fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act which is attributable to that state,” the court wrote in its unanimous decision.