complying with its obligations under the Paris Agreement, including by implementing
domestic policies and regulation to meet its national emissions reductions target of 70%
below BAU by 2030; and
continuing to participate in the global process to mitigate climate change as established
by the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.354
The Carbon Majors listed in the Petition must respect the human rights of the Filipino people in
accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Guiding
Principles) by (inter alia):
recognising the adverse human rights impacts of their past and current greenhouse gas
emissions, which have contributed to climate change;
applying the requirements of the Guiding Principles to those impacts; and
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.
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Note that these have been amended since the original Amicus Brief was submitted by ClientEarth, to reflect the
ratification of the Paris Agreement by the Government of the Philippines in 2017.
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