Memorandum for the Petitioners |151 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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