The international climate court outrage
By
Craig Rucker
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August 27th, 2025
President Reagan knew what he was doing when he withdrew the U.S. from the jurisdiction of the UN International Court of Justice (the World Court) in 1986.
The World Court issued an advisory opinion that the UN may require nations to cease and desist from activities it thinks could warm the planet, and it held that we should compensate poor countries that experience “loss and damage” from bad weather.
The UN reports the court held that:
States have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and act with due diligence and cooperation to fulfill this obligation.
2. This includes the obligation under the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
3. The Court further ruled that if States breach these obligations, they incur legal responsibility and may be required to cease the wrongful conduct, offer guarantees of non-repetition, and make full reparations.
CFACT hates to say we told you so (actually, we love it), but we told you so!
https://www.cfact.org/2025/08/27/the-international-climate-court-outrage/
