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international supporters.
Now it is time for all of the respondents to
welcome the inquiry and be part of the solution.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, petitioners respectfully pray that the Honorable
Commission on Human Rights:
(a)
DENY respondents’ motions to dismiss and PROCEED
with the national public inquiry, as scheduled; and
(b)
CALL on the respondents who responded to Business
Human Rights Resource Centre and those who have not
yet filed comment or answer to the Petition to cooperate
in the present proceedings.
The reliefs sought in the Petition are likewise humbly reiterated, i.e.
the Honorable Commission to take the following actions:
1.
Take official or administrative notice of the investorowned Carbon Majors’ contribution to carbon dioxide
emissions and the UN Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights, conduct an investigation into the
human rights implications of climate change and ocean
acidification and the resulting rights impacts in the
Philippines; and following the investigation, issue a
finding on the responsibility of the investor-owned
Carbon Majors for human rights threats and/or violations
in the Philippines, resulting from climate change and
ocean acidification;
2.
Monitor people and communities acutely vulnerable to
the impacts of climate change;
3.
Recommend that policymakers and legislators develop
and adopt clear and implementable objective standards
for corporate reporting of human rights issues in relation
to the environment, with special regard for current and
future climate change impacts and GHGs associated with
fossil fuel products;
4.
Recommend that policymakers and legislators develop
and adopt effective accountability mechanisms that
victims can easily access in instances of violations or
threats of violations in the context of climate change;
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