environment

Shell files arbitration claim against Nigeria over spill dispute

The Star | 17-Feb-2021

ROYAL Dutch Shell Plc launched arbitration proceedings against the Nigerian government over a long-running community dispute.

keywords: energy , environment , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Nigeria

Sommé de passer à la caisse pour pollution au Nigeria, Shell dépose une demande en arbitrage

Ecofin | 16-Feb-2021

Shell, empêtré dans de nombreuses affaires de pollution dans le delta du Niger, a été condamné à verser des dommages-intérêts, mais semble vouloir régler le contentieux à l’amiable, d’où la sollicitation d’un arbitrage.

keywords: energy , environment , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Nigeria

Mining operations – Submission of request for international arbitration to Chinese government

AsiaPhos | 18-Jan-2021

AsiaPhos has been in discussion with the Chinese Government (since November 2017) for a settlement in relation to the cessation of the mining activities because of the Panda Park.

keywords: China , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining

Unpacking regulatory chill: the case of mining in the Santurbán páramo in Colombia

IIED | 21-Dec-2020

Do international investment treaties put a ’chill’ on environmental policy? To answer this question, we need to see the state as a complex web of actors, not a unitary whole.

keywords: Colombia , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation

EU-China comprehensive agreement on investment: A scoping study

Heinrich Böll Foundation | 16-Dec-2020

Given China’s unique position, the study concludes that the EU must ensure that particularly strong protections for EU regulatory policy space are included in any future investment deal.

keywords: China , environment , EU , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation

The secret tribunal

Drilled | 19-Oct-2020

Expert Marcos Orellana walks us through the shadowy arbitration system, the Chevron case in particular, and what it all means for global climate action.

keywords: audio , climate , Ecuador , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Un tribunal de La Haya da la razón a Chevron frente a Ecuador ante fase final del arbitraje

CIAR Global | 18-Sep-2020

Un tribunal de La Haya falló ayer a favor de Chevron Corporation en su disputa con Ecuador, confirmando un laudo arbitral parcial de 2018 dictado por un tribunal internacional administrado por la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje.

keywords: Ecuador , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Hague court rules in favor of Chevron in dispute with Republic of Ecuador

Nasdaq | 17-Sep-2020

The District Court of The Hague ruled in favor of Chevron in its dispute with the Republic of Ecuador, upholding a 2018 arbitral award rendered by an international tribunal administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

keywords: Ecuador , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Fracking company sues Slovenia over ‘unreasonable’ environmental protections

Climate Home News | 10-Sep-2020

A British oil and gas company is using a controversial energy treaty to sue Slovenia, after being required to carry out an environmental impact assessment

keywords: ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovenia