Palau and other small island nations have formed an exploratory committee to research bringing large carbon-emitting nations before the World Court in hopes of finding them liable and forcing significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. “If 20 years of climate change negotiations have taught us anything, it’s that every state sees climate change differently. For some, it is mainly an economic issue…for others it’s about geopolitics and their past or future place in the global economy, but for us it’s about survival,” said Johnson Toribiong, president of Palau. Via Dawn.com.

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