Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae Briefs submitted in support of Petitioners, Greenpeace Southeast Asia et al.

This document is a cover letter accompanying a Joint Summary of Amicus Curiae Briefs submitted to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines. The submission supports petitioners Greenpeace Southeast Asia et al. in a national inquiry into the impact of climate change on the human rights of the Filipino people, specifically focusing on the responsibility of 'Carbon Majors' companies for human rights violations.

• The submission aims to assist the Commission on Human Rights in its inquiry into whether 'Carbon Majors' companies are responsible for human rights violations or threats of violations caused by climate change impacts.
• Climate change is already causing severe environmental, economic, and social impacts globally and within the Philippines, which will intensify with further planetary warming.
• In the Philippines, climate change—exemplified by Typhoon Haiyan—impairs fundamental human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, adequate housing, clean water and sanitation, development, self-determination, and equality.
• The adverse effects of climate change, such as deaths, injuries, property destruction, and human displacement, disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including those disadvantaged by poverty, gender, age, disability, cultural or ethnic background, as well as children and future generations.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2018). Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae Briefs submitted in support of Petitioners, Greenpeace Southeast Asia et al. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Cover-Letter-to-Joint-Summary-with-signatures-and-logos-final.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae Briefs submitted in support of Petitioners, Greenpeace Southeast Asia et al. 2018. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Cover-Letter-to-Joint-Summary-with-signatures-and-logos-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2018joint, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae Briefs submitted in support of Petitioners, Greenpeace Southeast Asia et al.}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Cover-Letter-to-Joint-Summary-with-signatures-and-logos-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }