# Few Countries Blamed for Climate Crisis at Top Court 🌍

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**Created:** [December 4, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/few-countries-blamed-for-climate-crisis-at-top-court/296863 "2024-12-04T15:36:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/few-countries-blamed-for-climate-crisis-at-top-court/296863/1 "2024-12-04T15:36:16Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Legal Accountability for Emissions**  
At the **International Court of Justice (ICJ)**, vulnerable nations argued that a **handful of major emitters** should be held responsible for the **climate crisis** and its impacts.

2. **Voices from the Frontlines**  
Pacific island nations like **Vanuatu** highlighted how rising **sea levels** and extreme weather events disproportionately affect them, despite contributing little to global emissions.

3. **Historical Responsibility**  
Developed nations such as the **UK and Russia** were identified as having the greatest historical role in **greenhouse gas emissions** , while countries like **Bangladesh and Sudan** face the gravest consequences.

4. **UN Resolution and Court Proceedings**  
The case stems from a **UN resolution** urging the ICJ to clarify states’ obligations to combat climate change and the legal implications of failure.

5. **Global Participation**  
Over **98 countries** will present statements in the two-week hearing, representing both high-emission nations and those most vulnerable to the climate emergency.

**Read more at:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/02/handful-of-countries-responsible-for-climate-crisis-icj-court-told)