Australia has been urged to wind down its fossil fuel exports by Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister, who says a recent advisory opinion from the World Court suggests the responsibilities of states now extends beyond domestic emissions.

Ralph Regenvanu said Australia's long-held argument that it's only responsible for cutting the greenhouse gases it emits within its borders "is no longer tenable" following the International Court of Justice opinion delivered in July.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mr Regenvanu said the World Court's advisory opinion specified the UNFCCC Paris Agreement was not the only framework on climate change countries must abide by going forward.

"The argument Australia has been making, that the domestic transition i

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