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The legal block on climate action
The Ecologist | 24-Apr-2026
Colombia has sent a strong signal about corporate influence over its climate policies as it gears up to host the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Can the world follow?
keywords: climate , Colombia , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Aujourd’hui, le droit protège les combustibles fossiles : une première conférence internationale veut briser ce verrouillage
The Conversation | 24-Apr-2026
L’« éléphant dans la pièce » des négociations climatiques tient en grande partie au fait que le cadre juridique international protège le capitalisme fossile.
keywords: climate , Colombia , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
L’ISDS est une menace pour notre avenir commun
European Trade Justice Coalition | 24-Apr-2026
Le règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États (ISDS, selon le sigle anglais) menace la transition juste vers l’abandon des énergies fossiles et la transformation sociale et écologique dont les populations et la planète ont un besoin urgent.
keywords: climate , energy , environment , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
ISDS is a threat to our collective future
European Trade Justice Coalition | 24-Apr-2026
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) threatens a just transition from fossil fuels and the urgent need for a social and ecological transformation for people and the planet.
keywords: climate , energy , environment , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investor protection blocking climate action
SOMO | 16-Apr-2026
From 24-29 April 2026, Colombia and the Netherlands are co-hosting the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta. The goal is urgent and widely shared: to accelerate a just and orderly phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
keywords: climate , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Europe must address ISDS as a systemic barrier to a just transition
CAN Europe | 14-Apr-2026
Current discussions around fossil fuel phase-out create a key opportunity to make progress on addressing this barrier. Civil society organisations are calling on European governments to explore and act on collectively disengaging from ISDS.
keywords: climate , energy , EU , Europe , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Explained: Why investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) matters for the energy transition
E3G | 14-Apr-2026
Around the world, governments are at risk of being sued if they enact climate policies that may affect fossil fuel companies’ profits.
keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Carta de 220 economistas y juristas al presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, instando a tomar medidas sobre el arbitraje de inversión
Global Development Policy Center | 24-Mar-2026
Le dirigimos esta carta a usted en calidad de economistas y académicos del derecho profundamente preocupados porque el sistema de arbitraje de inversión constituye un serio obstáculo para la construcción de sociedades prósperas, equitativas y sostenibles.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Letter from 220 economists and legal scholars to Colombian President Gustavo Petro calling for action on ISDS
Global Development Policy Center | 24-Mar-2026
We write to you as economists and legal scholars deeply concerned that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) poses a serious obstacle to building prosperous, equitable, and sustainable societies.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
From COP30 to COP31: Opportunities to advance global ISDS reform
E3G | 19-Feb-2026
Fossil fuel investors are increasingly using ISDS to challenge climate mitigation measures and seek significant compensation. This legal risk can delay climate ambition and drain public finances needed for the transition.
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform