110 v. Discourage Anthropogenic Contributions to Climate Change and Compensate Victims All countries musts put a price on pollution.504 States must provide penalties for emissions. Monetary penalties may then be earmarked for climate changerelated mitigation and adaptation activities. States should also establish legal frameworks to compensate victims of climate change impacts, through courts or quasi-judicial bodies, with revenues derived directly from polluters. This framework should allow for compensation to be fair, meaningful, and accessible. Polluters may be found to have solidary liability for penalties assessed in favor of a claimant.505 vi. Ensure that All persons have the Necessary Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change and Guarantee Equality and Nondiscrimination in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Measures Sustainable adaptation and mitigation measures must be based on equity and justice and must consider specific inequalities which stem from gender, ethnicity, disability, age, location, and income. Inclusive governance involving “multi-stakeholder co-learning platforms, transboundary collaborations, community-based adaptation and participatory scenario planning, focus on capacity-building, and meaningful participation of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, and their access to key resources to adapt” is necessary for developing more effective and sustainable adaptation and mitigation laws, policies, processes, and interventions that address context specific inequities.506 States must thus implement adaptation and mitigation measures that protect and fulfill the rights of all persons, particularly those most vulnerable and most marginalized, and build climate resilience in communities through recognizing that factors such as “discrimination, and disparities in education 504 Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada, Speech at the COP 26. 505 Findings and Recommendations, no. 162. 506 IPCC, AR6, WGII, SPM, supra note 281 (C.5.6).

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