Australia backs landmark UN climate change ruling as others try to block it
Australia has joined 140 countries in supporting a significant UN resolution endorsing a landmark climate change ruling. The resolution, driven by Vanuatu, asserts that nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions. Despite opposition from several countries, including the US and Russia, the vote is seen as a crucial step towards global decarbonization efforts.
- ▪Australia supported a UN resolution backing a landmark climate change ruling.
- ▪The resolution was endorsed by 140 countries, while only eight voted against it.
- ▪Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change called the resolution a victory for multilateralism and the rule of law.
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Australia backs landmark UN climate change ruling as others try to block itBy foreign affairs reporter Stephen DziedzicTopic:Climate ChangeThu 21 May 2026 at 1:16pmThu 21 May 2026 at 1:16pmThu 21 May 2026 at 1:16pmMultiple natural disasters in Vanuatu left the once iconic Holiday Inn villas in Port Vila damaged beyond repair. (AP Photo: Annika Hammerschlag, file)In short:A landmark United Nations resolution on climate change has received Australia's support to pass.Some 140 countries endorsed the legal ruling made by the International Court of Justice last year.Several countries, including the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia, voted against the resolution.
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