ManilaTimes-Jan 2
A Philippine-based environmental watchdog has sent a formal notice to the United States government, through its embassy in Manila, of its intention to file a class suit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against top industrial polluters in America together with other industrial states worldwide for the deadly effects of their carbon emissions. “We would like to put your country, the United States of America (and other co-defendant countries) an official notice that in six months from this date of notification, our multi-sectoral organization will jointly file a one-trillion dollar ‘loss and damage’ class suit against all of you at the ICJ if you fail to address our legitimate grievances on climate change and human rights that have gravely injured and severely affected our climate-change vulnerable country and its suffering people,” said the Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. (Capmi), headed by its president Dr. Leo Olarte. Its letter of intent was sent to US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson and received by the US Embassy in Manila on December 29. Olarte said the purpose of the letter was to provide the US government a formal notice that Capmi, together with other private sector organizations in the Philippines, will file the class suit “due to all the deadly greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change that is now a worldwide crisis.” The various private sector organizations that have joined Capmi in its intention to file the case include the World Youth for Climate Justice, the United Filipino Consumers and Commuters, Luntiang Pangarap (Green Dream) Movement, Kapisanan and Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas Inc., and Mata sa Balota Movement. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/02/news/ph-group-to-file-class-suit-vs-top-us-polluters/1872477
