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Big polluters, island states clash in top UN court case on climate change


Big polluters, island states clash in top UN court case on climate change
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A landmark climate change case opened at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice in the Hague this week aimed at clarifying the legal obligations of states to prevent climate change and to pay for any damage it causes. Several small island nations argue their very survival is at stake, as Henry Ridgwell reports.

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