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EU, Germany and Denmark sued by oil firm over windfall tax
The Guardian | 20-Nov-2023
Officials fear secret courts will block climate action and divert billions into coffers of fossil fuel investors.
keywords: climate , Denmark , energy , EU , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Tribunal alemán declara la primacía del Derecho de la UE sobre laudos CIADI
CIAR Global | 3-Aug-2023
Un tribunal alemán ha declarado que los países miembros de la Unión Europea pueden eludir el arbitraje del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI) presentado al amparo del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE).
keywords: ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
EU countries can challenge energy company arbitration claims in court
Energy Central News | 28-Jul-2023
Energy companies cannot force European governments into arbitration over compensation demands for investments hit by changing state climate goals, Germany’s highest civil court ruled.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investors sue Costa Rica over hydroelectric plant’s expropriation
The Tico Times | 22-May-2023
Three German investors have filed an investment arbitration claim against Costa Rica for the expropriation of their land for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
keywords: Costa Rica , energy , environment , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out
Power Shift | 16-Jan-2023
This briefing highlights the role the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has played in the German coal phase-out. It reveals that the ECT has influenced the coal phase-out in two important ways.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
L’Allemagne et la Slovénie veulent quitter le traité sur la charte de l’énergie
Reporterre | 15-Nov-2022
La Slovénie et l’Allemagne ont officiellement annoncé, les 10 et 11 novembre, leur volonté de sortir du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovenia
Activists rejoice as Berlin announces exit from controversial energy treaty
Euractiv | 14-Nov-2022
The German government has announced its intention to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, following similar decisions in other large EU countries, which left activists jubilant.
keywords: Canada , climate , ECT , energy , EU , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Climat : après la France, l’Allemagne se retire à son tour du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie
La Tribune | 14-Nov-2022
Cette convention permet aux géants de l’énergie de se retourner contre les États signataires qui mèneraient des politiques climatiques défavorables à leurs investissements. Dans le même temps, l’Allemagne va ratifier l’accord CETA.
keywords: Canada , climate , ECT , energy , EU , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Le CIRDI donne raison au Maroc dans l’affaire l’opposant à Scholz Holding
Yabiladi | 23-Aug-2022
Le CIRDI a rejeté toutes les demandes de la société allemande Scholz Holding qui réclamait plusieurs dizaines de millions d’euros au Maroc.
keywords: Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Morocco
Arrêtez la ratification de l’AÉCG !
Trade Justice Network | 23-Aug-2022
Nous, organisations de la société civile canadienne et allemande, exprimons notre opposition à l’AÉCG, qui protège les intérêts des entreprises au détriment de l’action climatique, environnementale et sociale et de la prise de décision démocratique.
keywords: Canada , EU , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS