Although non-binding, its opinion will matter for thousands of climate lawsuits.
What is the point of a legally binding agreement if countries can effectively ignore it? Some scientists are arguing that climate researchers need to become climate activists, too.
Because the Paris agreement lacks an enforcement mechanism, they want courts to ensure that all those with climate responsibility - nationally and internationally - can be held to their promises.
In 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change acknowledged that, if successful, climate litigation "can lead to an increase in a country's overall ambition to tackle climate change".
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