At temperatures set to dramatically exceed the critical warming limit of 1.5 ° C above pre -industrial levels, our planet is in the climate state. Our ability to withstand environmental onslaught is pushed on the brink, especially in small island states, such as my home country Trinidad and Tobago and other vulnerable nations.
The UN Member States have recognized this urgency required Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate obligations of individual nations. Governments could take advantage of their advice to understand and legislation of their own moral duties, but are not legally bound …
