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Leaked diplomatic cables show ‘limited progress’ in Energy Charter Treaty reform talks

Euractiv | 7-Jul-2021

Little progress has been made to modernise a controversial agreement on energy investments that activists warn could derail decarbonisation efforts in Europe and across the globe, according to leaked documents.

keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , leaks

’Disgusting’: Pipeline company files $15 billion claim against US for canceled Keystone XL

Common Dreams | 6-Jul-2021

TC Energy Corporation filed for compensation under a free trade provision that allows investors to sue governments if they impede profits.

keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US

« Aucun progrès substantiel » sur la modernisation du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie, selon des documents fuités

Collectif Stop Tafta | 6-Jul-2021

400 organisations de la société civile lancent un ultimatum à la Commission européenne et aux États-membres les appelant à « sortir du TCE d’ici à la COP26.

keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS

More than 400 civil society organisations say: Leave the ECT by COP26

S2B Network | 6-Jul-2021

More than 400 are calling on political leaders across all European countries to prioritise climate policies, to stick to their climate commitments, and therefore to initiate withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty by COP26.

keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS

TC Énergie réclamera 15 G$ à Washington pour violation de règles de libre-échange

L’actualité | 5-Jul-2021

TC Énergie a déclaré qu’elle réclamerait plus de 15 milliards $ US au gouvernement américain à la suite de la révocation d’un permis pour la construction de l’oléoduc Keystone XL.

keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US

US$15 billion ISDS claim against USA over Keystone XL oil pipeline cancellation

AFTINET | 5-Jul-2021

TC Energy has lodged a US$15 billion Investor-State Dispute Settlement claim against the US government.

keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US

Faire du Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie un accord plus vert(ueux) : un jeu de dupes ?

CNCD 11.11.11 | 30-Jun-2021

Des solutions existent pour mettre ce traité anachronique et contraire aux objectifs climatiques hors d’état de nuire.

keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS

First Japan investment treaty claim renewable energy disputes in Asia

King & Wood Mallesons | 5-May-2021

In order to mitigate host state risk, foreign investors should consider the importance of investment treaty protection.

keywords: Asia , climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan

Research undermines billion euro “compensation” claims by German energy companies for Dutch coal phase-out

SOMO | 28-Apr-2021

The claims that German energy companies RWE and Uniper have submitted in response to a Dutch law that phases out coal by 2030 are not in line with the declining value and profitability of their coal power plants in the Netherlands.

keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands