climate
Global Justice Now | 28-Oct-2025
UK government reported to be demanding corporate courts as a red line in deal with six Gulf countries.
International Bar Association | 22-Oct-2025
In August, a Singapore-based investor filed a case against the UK government after the High Court in London quashed a proposal for a new coal mine on climate grounds.
bilaterals.org | 13-Oct-2025
Du 14 au 17 juillet, des communautés locales et des représentants de mouvements sociaux nationaux et internationaux se sont réunies à Choluteca, au Honduras, pour la « Rencontre des communautés affectées par les projets énergétiques dans le sud du Honduras — Sans droits humains, il n’y a pas de souveraineté énergétique ».
E3G | 9-Oct-2025
In August 2025, for the second time in its history, the UK government was sued by a foreign investor under investor-state dispute settlement provisions, through the 1975 UK-Singapore bilateral investment treaty.
bilaterals.org | 3-Oct-2025
Between July 14 and 17, in the city of Choluteca (Honduras), more than 60 people from 20 local communities and representatives of national and international social movements gathered for the “Meeting of communities affected by energy projects in southern Honduras - Without human rights, there is no energy sovereignty.”
CIEL | 3-Oct-2025
Fossil fuel companies alone have launched over 300 ISDS cases, seeking over $80 billion in damages for climate-related policies aimed at phasing out oil, gas, and coal.
The Guardian | 1-Oct-2025
The billionaire’s last three cases are part of a growing global list from fossil fuel companies against government decisions to reduce carbon emissions.
AFTINET | 1-Oct-2025
With COP30 in Brazil around the corner and with the prospect of Australia co-hosting COP31 next year, a major threat to effective climate action continues to fly under the radar: Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms in trade and investment agreements.
The Guardian | 29-Sep-2025
Attorney general says mining magnate is ‘not a foreign investor’ and is ‘not entitled to any benefits under Australia’s free trade and investment agreements’
Follow The Money | 3-Sep-2025
Fossil fuel and mining companies are ramping up lawsuits against governments over environmental rules, using a controversial arbitration mechanism that critics say is skewed in industry’s favour and jeopardises global climate action.