»Das Gericht sieht Staaten in der Pflicht, Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, um zur Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen und zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel beizutragen«
Gutachten des IGH, 23.7.2025 (engl. Original)
The Court observes that the remedy of restitution, which involves the re-establishment of the situation that existed before the wrongful act was committed, may prove difficult or unfeasible in the case of environmental harm, since such harm is often not easily reversible. Nonetheless, the Court considers that, in the circumstances of climate change caused by emissions of GHGs, restitution may take the form of reconstructing damaged or destroyed infrastructure, and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity. Whether or not these special forms of restitution are appropriate as reparation for damage suffered by States in relation to climate change is to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Such determinations cannot be made in the abstract.