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EU readies reforms to energy treaty as climate criticisms mount
Reuters | 16-Feb-2021
Some governments have said the bloc should consider quitting the agreement because the treaty could threaten climate goals.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Russia seeks reversal of judgment in Yukos case in Dutch Supreme Court
TASS | 8-Feb-2021
The Russian side also repeatedly drew attention to the fact that Yukos shareholders have no right to use modern protection mechanisms, since the privatization of the company was accompanied by deception, corruption and tax evasion
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Q&A: Int’l arbitration expert on Alberta’s threat of ’slam-dunk’ case v. USA over Keystone veto
West Law | 8-Feb-2021
Alberta’s Premier said that the Canadian province, which has an equity in the now-canceled Keystone XL pipeline, may seek compensation under investor-protection provisions still in effect under NAFTA
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Les Pays-Bas veulent interdire les centrales au charbon, RWE réclame des indemnités
Le Soir | 5-Feb-2021
Le géant allemand de l’énergie RWE réclame à l’Etat néerlandais une compensation à son projet d’interdire la production d’électricité à l’aide de centrales au charbon. L’entreprise estime qu’elle pourrait subir 1,4 milliard d’euros de dommages.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Le cœur pétrolier du Canada veut faire payer les États-Unis pour l’oléoduc Keystone XL mis au rebut
45 Secondes | 5-Feb-2021
L’Alberta, le cœur pétrolier du Canada, pourrait demander une compensation aux États-Unis après que le président nouvellement investi, Joe Biden, ait déménagé pour réparer le pipeline Keystone XL.
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
France puts EU withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty on the table
Euractiv | 4-Feb-2021
The European Union and its member states should draw the consequences of the current stalemate in multilateral talks aimed at reforming the Energy Charter Treaty and consider a coordinated withdrawal, Paris has said
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS
German energy giant RWE uses the Energy Charter Treaty to attack Dutch climate action
CAN Europe | 4-Feb-2021
RWE has filed an arbitration claim against the Netherlands, seeking compensation for the Dutch decision to phase-out electricity production from coal by 2030.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
RWE vs. Netherlands: Undermining climate action
Friends of the Earth Europe | 4-Feb-2021
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , video
Keystone XL legal risks highlight dangers of putting investors before climate change
The Conversation | 26-Jan-2021
The owner of Keystone XL — TC Energy (previously TransCanada) — used NAFTA to launch a US$15 billion lawsuit in 2016 after President Barack Obama cancelled the project.
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Canada scrambles to salvage Keystone XL as Biden prepares to kill troubled pipeline project
Reuters | 19-Jan-2021
Alberta believes there was a “very solid” legal basis to seek damages under international free trade agreements if the pipeline is effectively killed, said Alberta Premier
keywords: Canada , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US