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Poland drafts law to ‘terminate’ controversial Energy Charter Treaty
Euractiv | 2-Sep-2022
The draft law on the “termination of the of the Energy Charter Treaty” and its protocols was agreed by the Polish government on 10 August and sent to the country’s lower chamber.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Poland
Italia condenada a pagar una compensación millonaria a una compañía petrolera
Ecologistas en Acción | 29-Aug-2022
Un tribunal arbitral ha decidido que Italia deberá pagar más de 190 millones de euros a la compañía británica Rockhopper Exploration por la denegación de un permiso para construir una plataforma petrolífera.
keywords: climate , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy
ECT: “ecocide” treaty puts Member States and EU Commission at odds
Investigate Europe | 27-Jul-2022
European governments are still considering withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, despite the EU Commission’s efforts to modernise the controversial pact, documents leaked to Investigate Europe reveal.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Germany bails out Uniper with multi-billion euro package
Energy Voice | 26-Jul-2022
Germany has agreed to buy a stake in Uniper. The deal is subject to Uniper withdrawing a lawsuit against the Netherlands in connection with the Energy Charter Treaty.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
The Energy Charter Treaty has not aged well
Energy Monitor | 18-Jul-2022
Despite warnings that new oil and gas fields must be banned for the world to decarbonise by 2050, treaty signatories will protect fossil fuel production for at least another decade.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Estudio: “Del sueño solar de España a la pesadilla legal”
CIAR Global | 7-Jul-2022
Un informe del Transnational Institute analiza las demandas de arbitraje de inversiones recibidas por España en la última década, casos que le han convertido en el segundo país más demandado del mundo en procedimientos de inversión.
keywords: climate , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovakia
OECD conference on investment treaties and climate change policy
IISD | 6-Jul-2022
Experts took particular concern with the fact that most investment treaties do not oblige arbitrators to take into account international agreements on climate change when adjudicating cases.
keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
La conférence de l’OCDE sur les traités d’investissement et la politique en matière de changement climatique
IISD | 6-Jul-2022
Les experts se sont dit particulièrement préoccupés par le fait que la plupart des traités d’investissement ne contraignent pas les arbitres à tenir compte des accords internationaux sur le changement climatique.
keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Regulatory chill in a warming world: The threat to climate policy posed by investor-state dispute settlement
Cambridge University Press | 30-Jun-2022
There is a great threat posed by the potential use of ISDS by the fossil fuel industry to stall action on climate change.
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS
‘Investor-State Dispute Settlement’ as a new avenue for climate change litigation
LSE | 30-Jun-2022
Climate-related ISDS indicate a real risk that significant resources and energy may be diverted away from climate action, impacting the popularity of pro-climate policymaking among both policymakers and the public.
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS