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Peabody,235 Repsol,236 and Rio Tinto.237 Three (3) of these companies, BHP
Billiton, Freeport-McMoRan Inc, and Glencore did not respond to the
Commission’s Order. Respondents that claim to be committed to respecting
human rights should, at the very least, answer the Petition.
IV.
RESPONDENTS MUST SUBMIT PLANS
ON HOW HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS RESULTING FROM
THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE ELIMINATED,
REMEDIED, OR PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE
4.1. As observed, the information from respondents based on their
submissions and published human rights statements and climate change
commitments are not the plans and actions that petitioners envisioned as
acceptable and adequate to address the human rights implications of climate
change. To aid the Honorable Commission in the conduct of the national
public inquiry, specifically the forthcoming public hearings, petitioners
respectfully ask respondents to submit relevant information and evidence
regarding their corporate commitments, plans and actions on climate change
and human rights including, but not limited to:
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(i)
all policies and procedures, associated with the companies’
operations, products, and plans, on assessing, preventing, and
remedying of human rights impacts resulting from climate
change;
(ii)
all commitments and policies on climate change in order to
demonstrate their alignment with States’ commitments in the
Paris Agreement and their human rights responsibilities;
(iii)
the energy and fossil fuel demand forecasts used to determine
business strategy;
(iv)
strategies and plans for aligning their business operations with a
world where global temperature increase is limited to 1.5°C or
held to well below 2°C; and
(v)
company policies and procedures governing lobbying, both
direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications on
domestic climate related legislation and international policy
including the companies’ positions on specific climate related
measures including: (a) climate science and research, (b)
renewable energy targets; (c) vehicle fuel efficiency standards;
(d) fossil fuel production and consumption subsidies including
Peabody, Statement dated 20 October 2016, op cit.
Repsol S.A., Letter to BHRRC, op cit.
237
Rio Tinto London Ltd, op cit.
236
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