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It has no force of law, is utterly non-binding, but, it’s Super Important, you know!

World Court to issue climate change opinion on July 23

The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries’ legal obligation to fight climate change, a decision expected to be cited in climate change-driven litigation around the world, the court said on Monday.

The so-called advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is also expected to address whether large states contributing the most to greenhouse-gas emissions should be liable for damage caused to small island nations.

So, it’s utterly meaningless, just a court ruling for the climate cult on feelings? What laws will this ruling be based on? We all know that they will rule in favor of the Cult of Climastrology, right?

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a similar opinion last week finding that its 20 Latin American and Caribbean member states must cooperate to tackle climate change and not take actions that set back environmental protections.

I never got around to addressing that ruling, it’s just sitting in my Instapaper account (much better than Pocket, which is closing down, BTW). And not one article I read on the subject featured any reporter asking the members of that court if they had given up their own use of fossil fuels and gone carbon neutral in their own lives. I’d love to see someone sue through that court over the Amazon being cut down to build road for COP30, as well as block the 40K who plan to fly in to Brazil.

During two weeks of hearings before the World Court in December, wealthy countries of the global north broadly argued that existing climate treaties like the Paris Agreement, which are largely nonbinding, should be the basis for deciding countries’ responsibilities.

The Let’s Go Brandon Admin was involved, I believe, but, the Trump admin will blow any ruling off.

The World Court’s advisory opinion is part of a global wave of climate litigation as countries, organizations and individuals are increasingly turning to courts for climate action.

While nonbinding, the court’s interpretations of law carry a lot of legal and political weight. Experts say its opinion could set a precedent in climate change-driven lawsuits in courts from Europe to Latin America and beyond.

Well, we in the U.S. can watch other nations destroy their economies while taking away freedom, liberty, money, and life choices from the peasants. None of this will change the lives of the Elites.

Read: UN World Court To Issue Proclamation On July 23rd Or Something »

Notice the part about “civil society action”: that means government controlling your life and taking your money

From the doomy tirade

World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say.

The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almost 200 delegates have endorsed a statement calling for action from policymakers – especially leaders meeting at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil later this year. (snip)

The Brazilian Presidency of COP30 has repeatedly highlighted tipping points in its communications, and the new statement joins the COP organisers in calling on governments to help trigger positive tipping points in their societies and economies.

Would this be the same Brazil that will see over 40,000 take fossil fueled travel for COP30? So much that they are cutting down the rainforest to build a big, wide road for all those fossil fueled vehicles after they fly in on commercial and private jets?

“Governments and businesses must rapidly align their policies and financial flows to limit global warming and halt the destruction of nature to minimise the risk of triggering further dangerous tipping points. Instead, we must catalyse positive tipping points, especially in restoring nature which is one of our major allies in tacking climate change.”

Climate Fascism. From the full statement

These include a collapse of deep water formation in the Labrador-Irminger Seas triggering abrupt climate changes that reduce food and water security in northwest Europe and West Africa. Particularly alarming is the risk of collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which would plunge northwest Europe into prolonged severe winters, while radically undermining global food and water security. The Amazon rainforest is also at risk of widespread dieback from the combined effects of climate change and deforestation.

There have been contradictory statements from “scientists” on the collapse of the AMOC. Again, they’re cutting down the Amazon for the road to COP30’s meeting place.

To achieve such targets we join the COP30 Presidency in calling on governments to enact policies that help trigger positive tipping points in their economies and societies, which generate self-propelling change in technologies and behaviours towards zero emissions. We also support the Global Mutirão initiative to catalyse collective action from civil society to help trigger positive tipping points to achieve common climate goals.

Again, Government. This is not science, as I’ve been noting since 2004.

Read: Doom Today: We Need More Government Control To Stop Tipping Points »