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IIED | 5-Oct-2020
A complex set of international legal measures protecting the fossil fuel industry risks significantly increasing the cost of moving to green energy and tackling climate change, a new report reveals.
Clean Energy Wire | 5-Oct-2020
The German government writes that around 21.7 million euros have been spent on lawyers, expert witnesses and court fees.
CIAR Global | 2-Oct-2020
España ha obtenido la suspensión de dos laudos relacionados con las arbitrajes de las renovables ante tribunales estadounidenses.
Out-Law | 24-Sep-2020
Investors in renewable energy projects in Ukraine are considering legal action after feed-in tariffs for solar and onshore wind power plants were reduced retroactively to 2015, according to an expert.
El Diario | 23-Sep-2020
El Gobierno ve en la limitación de los arbitrajes de inversión entre Estados miembros de la Unión Europea una posible vía para evitar en el futuro el pago de las indemnizaciones reclamadas por inversores europeos por el recorte a las energías renovables.
CEO | 22-Sep-2020
The Energy Charter Treaty, which hardly anyone knows about, is a powerful instrument for fossil fuels companies to prevent climate protection.
CIAR Global | 18-Sep-2020
La segunda ronda de negociaciones sobre la modernización del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE) tuvo lugar entre el 8 y el 11 de septiembre de 2020 y uno de los protagonistas del debate fue la “Solución de controversias”, el sistema de arbitraje contemplado en el tratado.
AFTINET | 17-Sep-2020
A written submission from Japan published by the ECT secretariat rejected language on the “right to regulate” and changes to the investor-state dispute resolution mechanism.
Climate Home News | 16-Sep-2020
Negotiators have ruled out an overhaul of private courts that allow energy companies to sue national governments when climate change policies hurt their profits.
Climate Home News | 10-Sep-2020
A British oil and gas company is using a controversial energy treaty to sue Slovenia, after being required to carry out an environmental impact assessment