Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court
by Nina Lakhani and agencies from on (#6SPY0)
US says current climate rules are satisfactory, prompting condemnation from activists and vulnerable countries
Climate justice campaigners have condemned the US after the world's largest historic greenhouse gas emitter argued against countries being legally obliged to combat the climate crisis.
The US intervention came on Wednesday as part of the historic climate hearing at the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where island nations and other climate-vulnerable countries are calling for wealthy polluting nations most responsible for climate breakdown to be held legally responsible.
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