Lauren Gifford

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Ralph Regenvanu, climate change minister of Vanuatu, speaks outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on July 23, 2025. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?

Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, University of California, Berkeley

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for reparations. But getting to that point isn’t so simple.
The U.S. government is the single largest buyer of services and goods, like vehicles. That has an impact on the economy. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Climate change is about to play a big role in government purchases – with vast implications for the US economy

Jesse Burkhardt, Colorado State University and Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University

The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and budget decisions. An example shows just how much is at stake.

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