How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court

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By Naveena SadasivamJun 27, 2023, 10:30 am162 pts
More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting nations should compensate poorer, less energy-intensive nations suffering the disastrous consequences of climate change. For Vanuatu, those consequences continue to wreak havoc.…

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