INTRODUCTION On May 9, 2016, Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement along with other individuals and non-governmental organizations in the Philippines filed a petition with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines requesting an investigation of the responsibility of the Carbon Majors for human rights violations or threats of violations resulting from the impacts of climate change. The legal scholars, experts, and human rights practitioners listed hereunder submitted amicus curiae briefs in support of the Petitioners in this critical and globally significant proceeding. These briefs addressed an array of issues relevant to the proceeding, and drew on a wide range of sources and authorities, including the best available science, emerging evidence of corporate conduct and knowledge, the international law of human rights, and established principles of common law, international law, and norms. The present submission summarizes those original amicus briefs to assist the Commission in its deliberations. The summary is organized into the following sections: Jurisdiction, Human Rights Impacts, Science, State Responsibility, and Corporate Accountability. The amici who contributed to each of the following sections are noted therein. In addition to summarizing the original amicus briefs, it also includes important relevant updates that the Commission may find useful for its investigation. This summary does not replace the underlying original amicus briefs, which provide more detailed analysis than what is contained in this summary. Further, the recommendations contained in this joint summary do not represent the views of all individual amici. This joint summary amicus was compiled by the following amici, with individual contributors who contributed to this joint summary from each amicus group listed where relevant:           Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (Erika Lennon, Carroll Muffett, Sébastien Duyck, Steven Feit & Lisa Hamilton) ClientEarth (Sophie Marjanac) Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) (Killian Doherty & Jennifer Gleason) Maastricht Principles Drafting Group (Kristine Perry) Our Children’s Trust (Elizabeth Brown & Danny Noonan) Plan B (Tim Crosland) Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School (Michael Burger & Jessica Wentz) Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions & the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (Dr. Annalisa Savaresi & Dr. Ioana Cismas) Dr. James E. Hansen (Dan Galpern) Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth The original amicus briefs can be found here: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/amicusbriefs/. 4