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g)
From the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol to the
adoption of the Paris Agreement, the fossil fuel industry’s
attack
on
unabated;
h)
climate
science
and
solutions
continued
Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015
and the publication of the IPCC’s SR 1.5°C in 2018, the
corporate action continued to demonstrate an intent to put
profit over people;” and
i)
Even
today,
models,
climate
the respondent
investments,
and
Carbon
activities
science and purported
Majors’
are
inconsist
commitments
rights and climate change.”
business
with
to human
A.5.
Findings concerning the obligations
of the Philippine Government
a)
The Philippine government has an obligation to respect,
protect, and fulfill human rights, including the right to a
healthful and balanced ecology and a safe climate. Human
rights norms provide a framework for understanding how
States should respond to climate change in order to meet
their legal obligations;
b) — States’ obligations to address environmental harm that
interferes with the full enjoyment of human rights extends
to harm caused by the impacts of climate change;”
c)
The Philippine government is obligated to contribute to
efforts, to the best of its ability, to keep global average
temperatures
anthropogenic
to
a
level
interference
that
avoids
with the climate
evidenced by the best available science;
dangerous
system,
as
d)
Human rights law imposes wide-ranging obligations upon
States to protect the human rights of individuals from
infringements by third parties, including corporations;’*
e)
States have an obligation to respect, protect, and fulfill
human rights, and this obligation includes actively
702 Part V (D), pp. 59-62
703 Part V (D), pp. 62-63
704 Part V (D), pp. 63-65; Also see Annexes “D” and “E” hereof.
705 APF & GANHRI, CIEL, ClientEarth, ELAW, Maastricht Principles Drafting Group, Our Children’s
Trust, Plan B, Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae, supra note 50, p. 10.
706 Ibid.
107 Ibid. p. 53.
708 Ibid. p. 50.
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