On December 4, the US made an oral statement in the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change

The current United Nations framework for fighting climate change should be preserved, the United States told the International Court of Justice, which is working on drafting fresh global legal guidelines.

It was only in the late 1980s that states became aware of the causes and risks associated with climate change,” a legal adviser for the U.S. Department of State told the court.