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Biden should end the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon
Counter Punch | 11-Jun-2024
There is an obscure mechanism by which fossil fuel companies maintain their global domination even as their products are destroying our futures.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
ISDS courts have helped fossil fuel firms rake in $80 billion in public money
Common Dreams | 11-Jun-2024
"ISDS is the secret weapon for fossil fuel companies against climate laws," said one advocate.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis
The Guardian | 6-Jun-2024
More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet.
keywords: climate , corporate interests , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
An international law framework for climate-aligned investment governance
CCSI | 3-Jun-2024
International Investment and Trade Law should be reformed for climate-aligned investment governance.
keywords: climate , human rights , intellectual property , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , labour | workers’ rights
New Sierra Club report: Trading away our climate exposes how trade pacts undermine climate action
Sierra Club | 3-Jun-2024
Report urges elimination of ISDS Provisions, calls for stronger trade policies to protect climate.
keywords: climate , energy , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Historic victory: Council gives green light for EU withdrawal from climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty
CAN Europe | 31-May-2024
The Council of the EU adopted a historic decision to withdraw the European Union from the Energy Charter Treaty, an international investment treaty from the 1990s increasingly used by the fossil fuel industry to sue governments over their climate and energy policies.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Les Vingt-Sept approuvent le retrait du traité sur la Charte de l’énergie
Zone Bourse | 31-May-2024
Les vingt-sept pays membres de l’Union européenne ont approuvé le retrait de l’UE du traité sur la Charte de l’énergie, jugé contraire aux engagements communautaires pour la réduction des émissions de carbone et la "neutralité" climatique.
keywords: climate , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Le droit international protège les investissements dans les énergies fossiles, et c’est un problème
The Conversation | 27-May-2024
Peu connu du grand public, le Traité sur la charte de l’énergie (TCE) protège les investissements étrangers dans le domaine de l’énergie des pays signataires… mais sans distinguer les fossiles des renouvelables.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
The global laws that help corporations block climate action
Jacobin | 6-May-2024
Companies have long used international treaties to try to prevent Global South countries from asserting economic sovereignty. In recent decades, corporations have used such laws to stymie European governments’ attempts to tackle the climate crisis.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , energy , EU , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
Transition énergétique : quand les multinationales rançonnent les États grâce aux traités internationaux
Le Vent Se Lève | 6-May-2024
Dès l’indépendance des anciennes colonies européennes, les grandes entreprises extractivistes ont mis en œuvre des mécanismes pour y préserver leurs intérêts économiques.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , energy , EU , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK