Human Rights Committee: Synthesis of Statements on Climate Change

This is despite the fact culture); and articles 6, 17 and 27, each read alone, by that the Committee issued the same number of failing “to implement an adaptation programme to outputs through the State reporting process in 2022 ensure the long-term habitability of the islands,” as well as it did in 2021. [...] as by failing “to adopt mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cease the promotion In its COB to the Philippines, the Committee of fossil fuel extraction and use.” The petitioners welcomed the State party’s policy measures to address also claimed violations of the rights of Mr. [...] recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights in its 2022 report of the National Inquiry on The Committee considered the case admissible for Climate Change, concerning the impact of climate the claims under articles 6, 17, 24 (1), and 27, but not change on the human rights and the role of business under article 2. [...] At the same time, the Committee decided not to address the second part of the claim, relating to violations arising from the State party’s failure to reduce effectively GHG emissions. [...] In their individual opinion, Committee member Duncan Laki Muhumuza stated that the State party did violate article 6, as it “failed to prevent a foreseeable loss of life from the impact of climate change,” and did not take “any measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cease the promotion of fossil fuel extraction and use, which continue to affect the authors and other islanders, endangering.