Amicus Curiae Brief presented by ClientEarth 21 November 2016 a. the Government of the Philippines should fulfil its obligations to protect the human rights of the Filipino people by (inter alia): i. signing and ratifying the Paris Agreement, and complying with its agreed obligations there under, particularly in relation to the emissions reductions targets and other commitments set out in its NDC;9 and ii. continuing to participate in the global process to mitigate climate change as established by the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement; b. the Carbon Majors listed in the Petition must respect the human rights of the Filipino people in accordance with the Guiding Principles by (inter alia): i. recognising the adverse human rights impacts of their past and current greenhouse gas emissions, which have contributed to climate change; ii. applying the requirements of the Guiding Principles to those impacts; and iii. preparing (in consultation with relevant stakeholders) and publishing detailed business plans describing their operations and activities in a world in which warming is kept well below 2 degrees celsius. 3 Jurisdictional issues 14. Regrettably, the majority of the corporate respondents to the Petition have decided not to respond to the Petition at all, or failed to provide a meaningful response to the 9 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/INDC/Published%20Documents/Philippines/1/Philippines%20-%20Final%20INDC%20submission.pdf 8