climate
Forbes | 27-Sep-2019
The company building the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea today sued the European Union over new gas rules it says are threatening its investments in the project.
Euractiv | 23-Sep-2019
The EU and its member states should collectively withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects fossil fuel investments.
Alternatives Economiques | 20-Sep-2019
Un nouveau cas de litige entre investisseurs étrangers et Etats se profile dans le cadre du Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie, à l’origine de nombreuses affaires qui ont défrayé la chronique en Europe.
Climate Home News | 24-Jul-2019
Campaigners are urging reform of an obscure system that allows coal, oil and gas companies to sue governments if climate policies hit their profits.
Reuters | 29-May-2019
Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said.
In These Times | 23-Apr-2019
To reduce emissions abroad, the US must renegotiate its trade agreements.
Daily Blog | 21-Feb-2019
The panel on a sustainable world at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand argued for major changes to address pressing environmental issues.
The Conversation | 19-Dec-2018
Westmoreland Coal is suing Canada because it did not receive a transition payment following Alberta’s coal phaseout plan. For the province, coal mining companies have no role to play in the energy transition.
The Globe and Mail | 20-Nov-2018
A US coal miner is launching a NAFTA suit against Alberta over its policy to phase out coal in the electricity system by 2030.
Sierra Club | 1-Oct-2018
More outsourcing of pollution and jobs, handouts to corporate polluters, and climate denial
