Memorandum for the Petitioners 1164
a balance of probabilities that the event has been
caused by climate change”749); and
f)
H.
C
Remedies (e.g. damages, injunctive relief, and
enforcement).750
The Honorable Commission should
recommend that the Philippine
government develops a National
business,
on
Plan
Action
environment, and climate change,
based on the UNGPs751
9.28. To petitioners’ knowledge, the Philippine government has not
embarked on the creation of a National Action Plan on business and human
rights.752 In light of the significant harms to human rights being suffered by
the Filipino people as a result of climate change, a National Action Plan on
business and human rights should cover environmental and climate change
matters.
9.29. The Honorable Commission’s National Inquiry provides a
baseline for such a plan. The process in developing the plan should be
inclusive, i.e. “go to villages, go to the barangays.»753 Among other things,
the plan needs to ensure equity on climate action and support the development
of “coherent state policy on corporate reporting on [financial and] nonfinancial matters.” 754
r
I.
The Honorable Commission should
recommend that governments
including the Philippines and other
countries where the respondent
Carbon Majors are domiciled and /or
operate ~ enhance, strengthen, or
explore new ways to fulfill their
international duty of cooperation,
including but not limited to, further
regulation of the Carbon Majors to
fully address the human rights
impacts of climate change
See Exhibit “WWWWWWWWW” to “WWWWWWWWW-50,” supra note 744.
Wewerinke-Singh, M ., supra note 742, p. 9.
751
Rosales, L., TSN dated 11 - 12 December 2018 , pp. 89 -90, supra note 667 .
752
For more information, see National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights, available at
https://globalnaps.org/country/philippines/ ( last accessed on 12 September 2019).
753
Rosales, L., TSN dated 11 - 12 December 2018 , p. 90, supra note 667.
754 Id , p
. 91 .
749
750
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