Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Bangladesh Argues for ICJ Hearing on Climate Change Damages

[youtube]https://youtu.be/vDFikN3eVdc[/youtube] Al Jazeera English reported on efforts by Bangladesh and other small island nations to petition the UN General Assembly to request a hearing by the International Court of Justice on accountability for climate change. Bangladesh views an ICJ decision as a way to hold industrialized nations accountable for damages […]

New Zealand Court Dismisses Legal Attack By Climate Skeptics on Climate Data

The High Court of New Zealand has dismissed an application for judicial review of climate data published by a government-owned research institute.  The challenge was brought by the New Zealand Climate Science Education Trust, which is affiliated with the NZ Climate Science Coalition, a group whose website states that they are “concerned at […]