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The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 on Wednesday to adopt a resolution endorsing a July 2025 ICJ advisory opinion that states have a legal obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change, with 28 countries abstaining.

The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 on Wednesday to adopt a resolution endorsing a July 2025 ICJ advisory opinion that states have a legal obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change, with 28 countries abstaining.

The resolution was drafted by Pacific island nation Vanuatu and co-sponsored by more than 60 countries. Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the US and Yemen voted against it.

The resolution was drafted by Pacific island nation Vanuatu and co-sponsored by more than 60 countries. Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the US and Yemen voted against it.

The US State Department had previously issued guidance to embassies stating it "strongly objects" to the resolution and that its adoption "could pose a major threat to U.S. industry," according to reporting from February.

The US State Department had previously issued guidance to embassies stating it "strongly objects" to the resolution and that its adoption "could pose a major threat to U.S. industry," according to reporting from February.

India abstained from the vote, with its UN representative stating the resolution "undermines the sacrosanct architecture" of the UNFCCC by elevating a non-binding advisory opinion to a binding or quasi-binding status.

India abstained from the vote, with its UN representative stating the resolution "undermines the sacrosanct architecture" of the UNFCCC by elevating a non-binding advisory opinion to a binding or quasi-binding status.

The resolution calls on all UN member states to take all possible steps to avoid causing significant environmental damage, follow through on Paris Agreement pledges and implement measures to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The resolution calls on all UN member states to take all possible steps to avoid causing significant environmental damage, follow through on Paris Agreement pledges and implement measures to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In Tuvalu, where average elevation is just 2 meters above sea level, more than a third of the population has applied for a climate migration visa to Australia. In Nauru, the government has begun selling passports to generate revenue for possible relocation.

In Tuvalu, where average elevation is just 2 meters above sea level, more than a third of the population has applied for a climate migration visa to Australia. In Nauru, the government has begun selling passports to generate revenue for possible relocation.

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