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Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, left, in The Hague, Netherlands, as it opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, left, in The Hague, Netherlands, as it opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, as it opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, as it opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam, fourth from right, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam, fourth from right, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)