http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ca99ffd63031501e https://verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-advisory-opinion-means-for-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-africa/ Can Africa Still Drill? - What the ICJ Climate Opinion Means for Oil and Gas Exploration in Africa Boshoff, Elsabé Getaneh Damtew, Samrawit eng 2025-08-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Advisory Opinion Climate Crisis Fossil Fuel ICJ International Court of Justice Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe State Responsibility climate change customary law Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Klimakatastrophe Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 While the ICJ found that any State suffering from climate change can bring charges against others for their contribution to climate change, the opinion does not distinguish between the obligations of developed and developing States (except where treaty law already imposes different obligations).  African States and the African Union have continued to support fossil fuel development on the continent. In light of this advisory opinion, what obligations are imposed on developing States, like African States, to protect the climate, particularly regarding the further development of fossil fuel industries?