The United Nations General Assembly adopted a climate accountability resolution by overwhelming consensus, endorsing the International Court of Justice's 2025 ruling that climate protection is a legal obligation for all states. Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation facing rising sea levels, led the diplomatic campaign that produced both the court opinion and the resolution. Amnesty International welcomed the vote as a critical step toward climate justice. Fossil fuel infrastructure alone threatens the health and livelihoods of at least two billion people, roughly a quarter of the global population