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Why Is The ICJ's Climate Ruling Such A Big Deal? With PISFCC's Director Vishal Prasad

The International Court of Justice delivered a landmark ruling finding that climate change is an “existential threat” and that countries have a legal responsibility to protect the environment and cut their emissions.

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Why Is The ICJ's Climate Ruling Such A Big Deal? With PISFCC's Director Vishal Prasad

On Wednesday, July 23, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark ruling finding that climate change is an “existential threat” and that countries have a legal responsibility to protect the environment and cut their emissions.

Vishal Prasad, the director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), the group of students from the Pacific Islands who first launched the campaign for the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion — or its legal opinion — shares with Almost why the ruling is a historic moment for climate justice.

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