New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Fiji's Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga says a recent International Court of Justice(ICJ), advisory opinion has affirmed what Fiji and the Pacific have been saying for years, that climate change is a matter of human rights, justice, and legal responsibility.

Speaking in Parliament Tuesday, Turaga said the Court clarified that climate change treaties impose binding obligations on states to protect our climate and environment from greenhouse gas emissions.

Turaga said the Court also clarified that customary international law requires states to prevent significant environmental harm, with emphasis on due diligence and cooperation and breaches of these obligations constitute internationally wrongful acts.

"The ICJ...