Global warming is a global challenge. Greenhouse gas emissions from one country warm the planet for all countries, so stopping climate change requires countries to work together. But over the years, ...

(10 minutes) Place students in small groups. Have them work together to use last night’s reading to fill out the graphic organizer in the class handout comparing and contrasting the Kyoto Protocol and ...

What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they've caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future ...

That sense of urgency for action also came through in the 15-judge panel’s unanimous opinion. The court stated that a range of international laws charge governments with legal duties to “prevent ...

President Donald Trump's executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement raises the question of the implications for small African Indian Ocean island states. The Paris Agreement is a ...

In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency. By Karen Zraick A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about sustainability law and policy. For the first two weeks in December, the International Court of ...

On the first day of this year’s United Nations climate summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised attendees that this conference would be different. The 30th annual Conference of ...

Citing potential economic damage and unfair burdens, President Trump signed an Executive Order that starts the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is ...

President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the global fight against climate change has gone further than almost anyone expected. Some of this was anticipated, but on Wednesday Trump took arguably ...

Since 2015, conservatives and legal experts have questioned the legality of the United States joining the Paris Agreement without Senate approval. Both President Obama and President Biden justified ...