Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility: Analysis of the Role of Businesses in Achieving the Paris Agreement Goals

The main objective of this article is to explore the climate responsibilities of corporations, in order to achieve the objectives established in the Paris Agreement and to ensure the necessary conditions for the enjoyment of human rights. On the one hand, this paper examines the role of corporations...

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Published in:Science Advances
Main Author: Daniel Iglesias-Márquez
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra 2020
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Online Access:https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/anuario-esp-dcho-internacional/article/view/39681
https://doi.org/10.15581/010.36.327-366
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Summary:The main objective of this article is to explore the climate responsibilities of corporations, in order to achieve the objectives established in the Paris Agreement and to ensure the necessary conditions for the enjoyment of human rights. On the one hand, this paper examines the role of corporations in the international climate change regime. On the other hand, it analyses some international soft law instruments that contain or clarify climate standards applicable to business operations or, failing that, recognize the role of corporations in the fight against climate change from a human rights perspective. El objetivo del presente artículo es explorar las responsabilidades climáticas de las empresas, con el fin de alcanzar los objetivos establecidos en el Acuerdo de París y de asegurar las condiciones necesarias para el disfrute de los derechos humanos. Para ello, por un lado, se exami­na el papel de las empresas en el régimen internacional del cambio climático. Por otro lado, se analizan algunos instrumentos internacionales de soft law que contienen o clarifican estándares climáticos aplicables a las operacio­nes de las empresas o, en su defecto, reconocen el papel de las empresas en la lucha contra el cambio climático, desde una perspectiva de derechos humanos.