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preventing persons within their jurisdiction against human
rights abuses as a result of the conduct of corporate actors
headquartered outside of their territory, such as by
providing access to an effective remedy;709 and
f)
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As part of its “sovereign public trust obligations” and
obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights, the
Philippine government should seek natural resource
damages from the Carbon Majors for the harm done to the
atmosphere and the climatic system , 710 The natural
resource damage should be used to transparently fund a
just transition for workers in the fossil fuel industry in the
Philippines; climate research as independently identified
by the country’s leading government and academic
institutions, and adaptation, resiliency and emergency
preparedness efforts; and mitigation measures, including
renewable energy and natural climate solutions, to support
the country’s ability to meet its international climate
commitments under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement .
A.6. Findings concerning responsibility
under the UNGPs and international
jurisprudence
a)
The Honorable Commission should take a purposive and
holistic approach to applying human rights standards to the
respondent Carbon Majors;711
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709
710
b)
Businesses have the responsibility to respect and protect
human rights, as described in the UNGPs and international
jursiprudence;712
c)
The UNGPs require enterprises to assess, address, and take
responsibility for the climate-related human rights impacts
of their products and operations;713
d)
Given the significant human rights impacts of climate
change, the UNGPs apply to companies’ direct and
Ibid , pp. 47-50.
Ibid , p. 54.
I d p . 10.
Id\ p. 61, citing Kalina and Lokono Peoples v. Suriname, Inter-Am. Ct. H. R., Judgment (Merits,
Reparations, and Costs), par. 224 (25 November 2015), available at
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec 309Jng.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019);
Urbaser S.A. & Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia, Bilbao Biskaia Ur Partzuergoa v. The Argentine
Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/26, Award, par. 1999 (08 December 2016); Case against New TV
S.A.L. and Karma Mohamed Tahsin al Khayat, STL- 14-05/PT/AP/ ARI26.1, Decision on Interlocutory
Appeal Concerning Personal Jurisdiction in Contempt Proceedings, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, par. 46
(02 October 2014).
713
ClientEarth, Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae, supra note 50, p. 76.
711
712
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