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Australia backs UN climate ruling despite US pushback
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 12:03 AM ET
Summary: Australia joined 140 countries in passing a UN resolution backing a landmark climate change legal ruling.
WHO: Australia
WHAT: Australia backed a UN resolution supporting a landmark legal ruling on climate change
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM ET
WHERE: United Nations
WHY: The resolution backed a landmark legal ruling on climate change despite efforts by the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia to sink it
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