Philippines investigates Shell and Exxon over climate change

Philippines investigates Shell and Exxon over climate change

May 7th, 2016

by John Donovan. 

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Emma Howard in Manila: Saturday 7 May 2016

Can Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP be held accountable for the vulnerable communities most affected by climate change?

It’s a question a legal case in the Philippines could answer.

Last month, lawyers for the petitioners met with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR), a constitutional body tasked with investigating human rights violations. Their goal was to identify expert witnesses for a hearing into the liability of 50 of the biggest fossil fuel companies for violating the human rights of Filipinos as a result of catastrophic climate change.

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Posted in: BP, Chevron, Climate Change, Environment, Exxon Mobil, Greenpeace,Human Rights, Litigation, Oil, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell.
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