In the court hearings, youth activists representing vulnerable communities from frontline states in the Pacific and the Caribbean, which bear the brunt of rising sea levels, argued that the handful of countries that produce the vast bulk of GHG emissions should be held legally accountable for the impact from the climate crisis.

ANALYSIS: Legal experts tell Stuti Mishra a long-awaited International Court of Justice ruling provides ‘a clear blueprint to hold major emitters accountable’

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are obligated to limit climate change under international law, in response. Cheryl Johnson with People for Community Recovery joins WGN's Micah Materre to discuss this historic ruling and what it could mean for environmental justice.