ICJ: Countries Can Sue Over Climate Change Damages

Imagine a global court where countries can sue each other if they think climate change has caused them harm.

This court, called the International Court of Justice, has made a decision that says countries can indeed take each other to court over climate change problems.

This means that if one country believes another's actions, like the amount of pollution they've caused in the past, has hurt them with things like floods or droughts, they can try to get compensation.

This is seen as good news for countries that are likely to be badly affected by climate change.

However, the court also noted that figuring out which country is to blame for causing these problems will be very hard to do.