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c)
Monitor people and communities in the Philippines made
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change on an ongoing
basis;
d)
Request the respondent Carbon Majors to submit business
plans regarding climate change that are consistent with
both international and national human rights laws and
requirements,
e)
Monitor respondent Carbon Majors on an ongoing basis
and report periodically on whether respondents’ actions
are consistent with both international and national human
rights laws and requirements;
f)
Recommend that policymakers and legislators develop and
adopt clear and implementable objective standards for
corporate reporting on human rights in the context of
climate change;
g)
Recommend the adoption of one or more accountability
mechanisms that provide an effective remedy that can be
easily accessed by those affected by climate change;
h)
Recommend
that the
Action Plan”
government
develop
on business, environment,
a National
and climate
change, using as a starting point the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and
relevant pieces of evidence herein presented; and
i)
Recommend that governments -- including the Philippines
and other countries where the respondent Carbon Majors
are domiciled and/or operate -- enhance, strengthen, or
explore new ways to fulfill their international duty of
cooperation, including but not limited to, the introduction
of further regulation of the Carbon Majors to fully address
the human rights impacts of climate change.
In addition, the above core prayers contained in petitioners’ pleadings
and in recognition of the dynamic procedure that the Honorable Commission
adopted throughout the National Inquiry process, the petitioners respectfully
pray that the Honorable Commission make clear findings of facts and
recommendations as categorically set forth and elaborated in Part IX
(Recommendations and Ways Forward) of this memorandum.
766 Although the Philippines currently has National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) from 20116/06/NCCAP- | .pdf [last accessed on 12
2028 (see http://climate.emb.gov.ph/wp-conte1 nt/uploads/20
September 2019)]), the same is different from what petitioners envision and recommend -- as inspired by
the proposal of expert witness and former Chair of this Honorable Commission, Ms. Loretta Ann Rosales -since the National Action Plan will go beyond the NCCAP. See discussion on the body.
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