7 Conclusion This brief has sought to inform the Honourable Commission’s investigations by highlighting the significant and wide-ranging child rights violations resulting from the impacts of climate change, in light of the specific rights laid down in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. There can be no doubt that children are among the most vulnerable to these impacts, due to their particular status, unique stage of physiological and emotional development, and inevitable prospects of experiencing escalating and recurrent climate-related impacts during their lifetimes, leading to even more severe and pervasive infringements of their rights in future. The rights of children in vulnerable situations are of particularly acute concern. These violations clearly engage the child rights obligations of States, including with regard to the role and duties of the private sector in contributing to climate-related harm. The Convention itself provides a clear framework in this regard, while the Committee on the Rights of the Child has set out key interpretive guidance, further embedded in major international frameworks to which the Philippines is a signatory, and in national level policies and legislation as well. The Committee has highlighted the critical role that agencies such as the Commission can play in providing remedies for children for harm encountered due to business activities in particular. Furthermore, these violations directly trigger the human rights responsibilities of the ‘Carbon Majors’ themselves, including as they relate to preventing harm and actively safeguarding child rights. Finally, the brief has considered the situation of future generations in the Philippines and the question of intergenerational justice, highlighting the necessity and key elements of a child rights-based approach to climate action in ensuring that the rights of children and future generations alike are upheld. By adopting this approach and the best interests of the child as a primary consideration in its investigation, the Commission has a unprecedented opportunity to set a worldwide benchmark for championing children’s rights in the context of climate change, building on the Philippines’ progressive record in this area, and bolstering ongoing endeavours around the world more broadly. UNICEF Philippines stands ready to support the Commission in its efforts, in line with its mandate, and drawing on its long-standing experience and work to protect the rights of every child in the Philippines.