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- France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/21/france-becomes-latest-country-to-leave-controversial-energy-charter-treaty 3 comments
- Another blow for Energy Charter Treaty as Luxembourg announces exit https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/another-blow-for-energy-charter-treaty-as-luxembourg-announces-exit/ 3 comments politics
- The European Commission proposes withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty https://hsfnotes.com/publicinternationallaw/2023/08/15/the-european-commission-proposes-withdrawal-from-the-energy-charter-treaty/ 2 comments europe
- EU agrees to quit Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-agrees-quit-energy-investment-treaty-over-climate-concerns-2024-05-30/ 6 comments energy
- EU agrees to quit Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-agrees-quit-energy-investment-treaty-over-climate-concerns-2024-05-30/ 2 comments worldnews
- UK to pull out of energy charter treaty that 'penalises' green climate action https://news.sky.com/story/uk-to-pull-out-of-energy-charter-treaty-that-penalises-green-climate-action-13078088 3 comments worldnews
- Energy Charter Treaty Allows Oil Companies To Sue Nations, But Not The Other Way Around https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/23/energy-charter-treaty-allows-oil-companies-to-sue-nations-but-not-the-other-way-around/ 5 comments climate
- Energy Charter Treaty Allows Oil Companies To Sue Nations, But Not The Other Way Around https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/23/energy-charter-treaty-allows-oil-companies-to-sue-nations-but-not-the-other-way-around/ 11 comments energy
- Greta Thunberg’s arrest shows why we must abolish the Energy Charter Treaty https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/greta-thunberg-energy-charter-treaty-lutzerath/ 119 comments environment
- France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/21/france-becomes-latest-country-to-leave-controversial-energy-charter-treaty 4 comments worldnews
- Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/07/energy-charter-treaty-makes-climate-action-nearly-illegal-in-52-countries/ 5 comments environment
- France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | France https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/21/france-becomes-latest-country-to-leave-controversial-energy-charter-treaty 27 comments europe
- EU attempt to reform controversial Energy Charter Treaty falls apart after four countries abstain https://www.toplatestnews.com.ng/eu-attempt-to-reform-controversial-energy-charter-treaty-falls-apart-after-four-countries-abstain-2/ 3 comments europe
- Germany to pull out of fossil fuel treaty | The 1994 Energy Charter Treaty allows utility firms to sue governments if they make changes to energy policies. Several EU states say the pact is incompatible with the urgent need to tackle climate change. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-pull-out-of-fossil-fuel-treaty/a-63732431 2 comments climate
- EU to seek fossil fuel phase-out in energy charter treaty talks https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-eu-treaty-iduskbn2ag1nt 10 comments worldnews
- Greta Thunberg’s arrest shows why we must abolish the Energy Charter Treaty: The treaty allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments for taking climate change action. It must go. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/greta-thunberg-energy-charter-treaty-lutzerath/ 13 comments climate
- The fossil infrastructure protected by the little-known Energy Charter Treaty in the EU, Great Britain and Switzerland is worth €344.6 billion. This is more than twice the total annual budget of the EU and corresponds to 660 euros per resident. It makes it hard for the EU to address climate change. https://www.investigate-europe.eu/en/2021/ect/ 9 comments europe
- Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world for £13bn as climate policies threaten profits | The majority of the cases are being brought under the Energy Charter Treaty, and are being hosted within the International Centre for The Settlement of Investment Disputes, a branch of the World Bank https://news.sky.com/story/fossil-fuel-companies-are-suing-governments-across-the-world-for-more-than-18bn-12409573 6 comments climate
- Fossil fuel firms sue world governments for £13bn as climate policies threaten profits. Most cases are under the Energy Charter Treaty, & being hosted within the International Centre for The Settlement of Investment Disputes, a branch of the World Bank https://news.sky.com/story/fossil-fuel-companies-are-suing-governments-across-the-world-for-more-than-18bn-12409573 4 comments environment
- Revealed: secret courts that allow energy firms to sue for billions accused of ‘bias’ as governments exit | Secret court set up under energy charter treaty accused of conflicts of interest, self-regulation issues and institutional bias https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/14/revealed-secret-courts-that-allow-energy-firms-to-sue-for-billions-accused-of-bias-as-governments-exit 4 comments worldnews
- British company forces Italy to pay €190m for offshore oil ban | Rockhopper used the Energy Charter Treaty to sue the Italian government for foregone profits and plans to invest the compensation in further drilling https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/08/24/british-company-forces-italy-to-pay-e190m-for-offshore-oil-ban/ 4 comments worldnews
- Germany approves withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty | The treaty has been criticized for hampering efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, allowing companies to sue for compensation. https://www.dw.com/en/german-cabinet-approves-withdrawal-from-energy-charter-treaty/a-63944414 2 comments worldnews
- EU Court of Justice / Big ruling which says companies can no longer use the Energy Charter Treaty to sue EU governments for taking action against climate change. CURIA - Documents https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=245528&mode=lst&pageindex=1&dir=&occ=first&part=1&text=&doclang=fr&cid=3180763 4 comments europe
- France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | Quitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal, Macron said https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/21/france-becomes-latest-country-to-leave-controversial-energy-charter-treaty 6 comments climate