{"id":264400,"date":"2025-07-23T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-says-countries-can-sue-each-other-for-climate-change-damages\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:00:09","slug":"un-says-countries-can-sue-each-other-for-climate-change-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-says-countries-can-sue-each-other-for-climate-change-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"UN says countries can sue each other for climate change damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8ew-W7vUx3U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UN says countries can sue each other for climate change damages\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ew-W7vUx3U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UN&#8217;s top court says countries that fail to protect the planet from climate change could be in violation of international law. <\/p>\n<p>In a landmark opinion &#8211; made at the request of the tiny island nation of Vanuatu &#8211; the International Court of Justice said vulnerable nations suffering climate harm could be entitled to reparations. <\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s opinion isn&#8217;t binding, but activists have called it a &#8216;path to climate justice&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN&#8217;s top court says countries that fail to protect the planet from climate change could be in violation of international law. 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