‘Hopefully the world will not look away anymore’: Climate Minister Piepklein Vanuatu is overjoyed after historical day

In a groundbreaking case, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that rich countries are responsible for climate damage in the vulnerable islands in the Pacific South Sea. A mega victory for the tiny states. Their most important representative, climate minister Ralph Rainvanu of Vanuati, cannot be lucky. “Hopefully the world will stop looking away now.”

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