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Deadlock as member states disagree over withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
Euronews | 11-Jan-2024
Decision on whether to part from treaty remains in limbo, with some EU countries wanting to stay and others having already departed.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Boletín #1 Poder corporativo, Estado y luchas sociales. La gobernanza global de la transición energética
CLACSO | 8-Jan-2024
Presentamos el primer número del Boletín Poder corporativo, Estado y luchas sociales: apuntes desde el derecho y la economía política internacional del Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Lex Mercatoria, poder corporativo y derechos humanos, coordinado por Luciana Ghiotto y Ana García Saggioro.
keywords: climate , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
GNL Québec ou comment poursuivre le Canada à coût nul
IRIS | 18-Dec-2023
En février 2023, l’entreprise responsable du défunt projet d’exportation de gaz naturel liquéfié à Saguenay a déposé une poursuite en arbitrage international contre le Canada afin de réclamer des dommages et intérêts de 20 milliards de dollars.
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Countries risk ’paying polluters’ billions to regulate for climate: UN expert
France 24 | 15-Dec-2023
An "explosion" of multibillion-dollar claims by fossil fuel and extractive firms through shadowy investment tribunals is blocking action on climate and nature.
keywords: climate , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
LNG firm’s $20-billion lawsuit against Canada exposes NAFTA’s toxic legacy
Canada’s National Observer | 15-Dec-2023
A company launched a record-breaking NAFTA lawsuit against Canada — confirming the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) poses to bold climate action.
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Biden should abolish secretive corporate tribunals that bypass the law
The Nation | 13-Dec-2023
A legal regime known as investor-state dispute settlements erode environmental regulation and increase fossil fuel industry profits.
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Pollueurs payés : comment le RDIE, favorise l’impunité environnementale et menace les souverainetés nationales ?
Tameteo.com | 11-Dec-2023
Quand les Etats s’efforcent de prendre des mesures audacieuses pour réduire les émissions, leurs efforts sont compromis par une menace insidieuse : le Règlement des Différends entre Investisseurs et Etats (RDIE).
keywords: climate , ECT , environment , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Le retrait de la France du Traité sur la Charte de l’Energie prend effet ce 8 décembre 2023
Collectif Stop CETA Mercosur | 8-Dec-2023
Sous la pression citoyenne, la France avait officiellement notifié sa volonté de retrait du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie en décembre 2022.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Can existing international agreements on ‘investment facilitation’ advance sustainable development, climate action, and human rights?
CCSI | 1-Dec-2023
Terminating investment treaties and withdrawing advance consent to ISDS would allow governments to clear the path from problematic treaties centered on investment protection and ISDS, which in practice benefit unsustainable investment.
keywords: alternatives , climate , environment , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
The Australia Institute | 30-Nov-2023
Clive Palmer’s controversial legal strategies challenge Australia’s trade agreements and environmental laws, and have profound implications for global climate action.
keywords: Australia , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS