Landmark decision by the Philippines Commission on Human rights: Fossil fuel companies could be held morally and legally liable for human rights violations due to climate change
The Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines “…have found, based on the evidence presented before us and also our own research, that 47 of the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies, known as the “Carbon Majors”, have played a clear role in anthropogenic climate change and could be held legally and morally liable for its impact, especially on vulnerable communities in the Philippines.”