Netherlands faces 'test case' climate verdict over Caribbean island

Residents of the Dutch territory off the coast of Venezuela have teamed up with Greenpeace to sue the Dutch government, demanding "concrete measures" to shield the island from rising waters. The ruling by the Hague District Court follows an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, which found that states violating their climate obligations were committing an "unlawful" act. "The Bonaire case is the first major test case on a state's mitigation and adaptation ambition following...