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EU notifies exit from Energy Charter Treaty and puts an end to intra-EU arbitration proceedings
The EU has taken the final step to exit the Energy Charter Treaty; the Union and its Member States have also reached a formal agreement to put an end to the continuation of intra-EU arbitration proceedings under the ECT.
India to seek three-year carbon tax exemption for small businesses in upcoming free trade talks with EU
India is likely to ask for a three-year exemption for its micro, small and medium enterprises from a proposed mandatory tariff on carbon-intensive imports in talks on a free trade deal with European Union negotiators
Biden should end the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon
There is an obscure mechanism by which fossil fuel companies maintain their global domination even as their products are destroying our futures.
ISDS courts have helped fossil fuel firms rake in $80 billion in public money
"ISDS is the secret weapon for fossil fuel companies against climate laws," said one advocate.
13 IPEF members ink clean fair economy agreements India to sign after domestic approval
The government said 13 IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity) bloc members have signed fair and clean economy agreements, while India will ink the deal after getting domestic approval.
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis
More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet.
US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a "Clean Economy" investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region.
US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a "Clean Economy" investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region.
An international law framework for climate-aligned investment governance
International Investment and Trade Law should be reformed for climate-aligned investment governance.
New Sierra Club report: Trading away our climate exposes how trade pacts undermine climate action
Report urges elimination of ISDS Provisions, calls for stronger trade policies to protect climate.