Joy Hyvarinen, Director of FIELD said, “Progress in the international climate change negotiations is nowhere near enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a safe level. Something new is needed to push the negotiations forward. Perhaps an international court case could help bring new momentum to the negotiations.”
FIELD is a group of public international lawyers based in London working towards a fair, effective and accessible system of international law that protects the global environment and promotes sustainable development.
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Ping!
Does this mean China can be sued out of existence??!
What would the suit be after we invaded?
let them sue and we should pull the plug on foreign aid
Developing countries ARE the polluting nations!
According to lawyer Christoph SchwarteSince the US will soon be a developing country, the countries that owe are the ones who pumped up the petroleum in the first place.
What this means is money out of the pocket of taxpayer in Western countries directly into the pocket of corrupt government officials in “developing” countries.
developing countries are often polluting nations.