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UNGA Passes Climate Duty Resolution, US Opposes Vote

5/21/2026

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  • The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution backing the International Court of Justice advisory opinion that states must address climate change, passing 141-8.
  • Island nation Vanuatu drafted the resolution, welcomed the ICJ opinion as authoritative, and left out the proposed International Register of Damage.
  • The United States and several other states voted against it, a move that Deputy Ambassador Tammy Bruce described as an inappropriate political demand on fossil fuels.