Brussels pleads with countries to stay in the Energy Charter Treaty
These days, it is hard to find anyone arguing with a straight face that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has…
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The Energy Charter Treaty has not aged well
Over a year ago, the International Energy Agency (IEA) called for an immediate end to fossil fuel expansion if the…
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States imposing fossil fuel laws risk up to $340bn in oil and gas settlement costs
Legal claims by oil and gas investors against states imposing laws to limit fossil fuel activities could reach a total…
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EU’s new sustainable trade strategy is a flop
As public enthusiasm for free trade has waned in recent years, the European Commission has sought to restore confidence in…
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Why Biden needs to take a stance on investor lawsuits
Joe Biden’s programme to tackle climate change and decarbonise the US energy system has won praise, but less clear is…
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Why investor lawsuits could slow the energy transition
As Covid-19 ground the economy to a halt this spring, global emissions plummeted, the stock prices of top fossil fuel…
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Green free trade: Oxymoron or potential climate action tool?
Historically, the UK and the US have been the greatest champions of free trade. However, negotiators in Brussels and Wellington,…
