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There was a climate related vote in the United Nations today that the USA probably did not like:
Will the USA be a Climate Outlaw?! UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law – Those harmed by the climate ‘could be entitled to reparations’
July 23, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’s top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations.
Advocates immediately cheered the International Court of Justice opinion on nations’ obligations to tackle climate change and the consequences they may face if they don’t.
“Failure of a state to take appropriate action to protect the climate system … may constitute an internationally wrongful act,” court President Yuji Iwasawa said during the hearing. He called the climate crisis “an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.”
The non-binding opinion, which runs to over 500 pages, was hailed as a turning point in international climate law.
Notably, the court said a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. That paves the way for other legal actions, including states returning to the ICJ to hold each other to account as well as domestic lawsuits, along with legal instruments like investment agreements.
The case was led by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu and backed by more than 130 countries.
All U.N. member states including major greenhouse gas emitters like the United States and China are parties to the court. https://www.climatedepot.com/2025/07/23/will-the-usa-be-a-climate-outlaw-uns-top-court-says-failing-to-protect-planet-from-climate-change-could-violate-international-law-those-harmed-by-the-climate-could-be-entitled-to-repara/
To answer the question in the above headline, yes, I believe that the USA will be considered to be a climate outlaw.
The USA, particularly under the presidency of Donald Trump, has concerned many regarding his climate statements, actions, and positions.
In my January 2025 book, Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? , you can find the following:
Climate Change
Donald Trump’s views against the ‘climate change’ agenda have not pleased the Europeans.
As 45th President, Donald Trump pulled his nation out of the Paris Climate Accord agreement that the Obama-Biden Administration agreed to. The Biden-Harris Administration had the country rejoin that deal. Donald Trump intends to pull the USA out of the agreement again.
The Paris conference was technically called the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, often abbreviated COP21. This is something that the Vatican also endorsed. There has been a COP meeting most of the years since (COVID affected it), but partially because of Donald Trump’s re-election, COP29 (held for two weeks in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan) was considered ineffective in making significant improvements.
Europeans consider that they are the ones that are “moral” on this matter and that the re-election of Donald Trump is making international climate improvement much more difficult. [i]
Perhaps it should also be mentioned that Olav Fykse Tveit, when he was General Secretary of the World Council of Churches said it was a “sin against the Holy Spirit, if we all ignore climate change.” [ii] Essentially, he is stating it is the ‘unpardonable sin’ (cf. Luke 12:10) to not accept the climate change agenda. Donald Trump railed against the climate change agenda in his latest campaign and believes much of it is against America’s interests.[iii]
Irrespective of how one views the climate change matter, holding views that differ from Olav Fykse Tveit is not a “sin against the Holy Spirit.” However, the reality is that countries, like the USA, should not agree to something on an international basis (like COP21) and then not follow through (cf. Psalm 15:1-4).
Donald Trump’s view of climate change has caused issues with Europe. Europe tends to see the USA as an irresponsible polluter of the planet, while Europe increasingly believes itself to be the environmental protector that the world needs.
[i] Hodgson R. Trump victory casts shadow over upcoming COP global climate talks. Euronews, November 6, 2024
[ii] Kenny P. Pentecostals meet Pope Francis; World Council of Churches’ Tveit speaks at Pentecostal conference. Ecumenical News, September 9, 2016
[iii] McDermott J, Daly M. In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change. Associated Press, November 6, 2024
Yes, I believe that part of the justification that the European Beast power will point to in a partial effort to justify the coming conquering of the United States (cf. Daniel 11:39; Isaiah 10:5-11) will be because of climate actions and inactions.
Now, there were issues in the first Trump Administration.
Before US President Donald Trump took office, I wrote and had the following published:
Donald Trump’s view of climate change is expected to set up some type of issue between the USA and Europe. Europe will tend to see the USA as an irresponsible polluter of the planet, while Europe will claim to be the protector that the world needs. (Thiel B. Donald Trump and America’s Apocalypse. Nazarene Books, 2017)
Furthermore, because of at least two of Donald Trump’s executive orders in his first presidential term, the USA was being called a rogue nation. Here is a dictionary definition of rogue:
1. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
2.a playfully mischievous person; scamp:
The youngest boys are little rogues.3.a tramp or vagabond.
Check out the following video:
17:19Because of US President Donald Trump’s position on ‘climate change’ as well as certain executive orders from him, the USA has been declared a rogue nation by various ones in Europe, Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. How does Webster’s Dictionary define ‘rogue’? Is it possible that considering that the USA is a rogue nation will be part of the justification for it getting taken over in the future? What does the Vatican want done? Does the Bible teach that friends, who do not mean to takeover the USA will one day destroy it? Might ‘climate change’ be part of a false gospel?
Here is a link to our video: The USA Declared a ‘Rogue Nation’!
The relationship with Europe will get worse than people expect. ‘Climate change’ is likely to be one reason that the Europeans will feel justified about what they will ultimately do.
The Europeans will turn against its ‘friend’ that was “great among the nations”:
1 How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
How like a widow is she,
Who was great among the nations!
The princess among the provinces
Has become a slave!2 She weeps bitterly in the night,
Her tears are on her cheeks;
Among all her lovers
She has none to comfort her.
All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies. (Lamentations 1:1-2)
The Europeans will take over the “great” USA per Daniel 11:39 (see also USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses). If more and more consider the USA to be a rogue nation, it will be easier to persuade more to support the takeover. Climate positions of the USA may be something that will be used to justify the takeover.
This will happen, even though the Europeans do not think that they want to:
5 “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
6 I will send him against an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.
8 For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not Calno like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?'” (Isaiah 10:5-11)
More on Assyria can be found in the articles Germany’s Assyrian Roots Throughout History and Germany in Biblical Prophecy. More on Samaria can be found in the articles Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel and Spiritual Samaritans: Old and New.
The USA is becoming more and more isolated from the international community and this will not end well for the USA.
That said, human are to take care of the earth. Here is one scripture to look at:
15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it (Genesis 2:15).
But when Jesus returns, one of the things He will do is stop the nations from destroying life on the planet per Matthew 24:21-22.
Let me add, that even after the USA is conquered, the Beast and his allies will NOT have fixed the environment.
Notice something related to the time of Jesus’ return:
18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come,
And the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,
And those who fear Your name, small and great,
And should destroy those who destroy the earth (Revelation 11:18).
Thus, the United Nations will NOT fix the environment.
God is not pleased when humans abuse the environment.
It will take the Kingdom of God, not the international environmental movement, to solve the major problems associated with polluting the earth.
Some items of possibly related interest may include the following:
The Bible, Christians, and the Environment How should Christians view the environment? Does the Bible give any clues? What are some of the effects of air, water, and land pollution? Is environmental pollution a factor in autism and death? Do pollutants seem to double the autism risk? What will Jesus do? Here is a link to a related sermon: Christians and the Environment (there is also a YouTube video available titled Air Pollution, Autism, and Prophecy, one titled Will Pollution lead to the End?, and one called COP 27 and Solving Climate Change).
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.
The European Union and the Seven Kings of Revelation 17 Could the European Union be the sixth king that now is, but is not? Here is a link to the related sermon video: European Union & 7 Kings of Revelation 17:10.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
Donald Trump in Prophecy Prophecy, Donald Trump? Are there prophecies that Donald Trump may fulfill? Are there any prophecies that he has already helped fulfill? Is a Donald Trump presidency proving to be apocalyptic? Three related videos are available: Donald: ‘Trump of God’ or Apocalyptic? and Donald Trump’s Prophetic Presidency and Donald Trump and Unintended Consequences.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen. The link takes you to a book available at Amazon.com.
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