TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 II. THE SCIENTIFIC STANDARD NECESSARY TO PROTECT FILIPINOS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES ATMOSPHERIC CO2 LEVELS BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 350 PPM BY THE END OF THE CENTURY ..................................... 2 III. THE PUBLIC TRUST AND FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF FILIPINOS REQUIRES THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND HOLD CARBON MAJORS LIABLE FOR FUNDING ATMOSPHERIC RECOVERY......... 5 IV. CLIMATE CHANGE DISPROPORTIONATELY THREATENS FILIPINO CHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ................................................................ 10 V. RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 14 VI. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................... 15 Our Children’s Trust Amicus Curiae Brief iii