ISDS Case Map
climate
Negotiations for a "critical" trade deal with the European Union have "stalled" over perceptions Australia isn't "fair dinkum" on climate change action, and due to a fractured relationship with France.
The new "agreement in principle" for a modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) falls short of pledges to make the trade and investment deal better suited to achieving international climate goals, IISD experts say.
ECVC is heavily critical of the lack of ambition shown by the European Commission to tackle only future free trade agreements, meaning the pre-existing FTAs can continue their environmental and social devastation.
1994 agreement allows investors to sue governments for changes in energy policy that harm their profits.
The proposal lacks ambition, especially when it comes to addressing trade’s role in driving climate breakdown.
Five claimants aged 17-31 want their governments to exit the energy charter treaty, which compensates oil and gas firms.
How investor-friendly trade agreements might squelch government efforts to halt oil and gas expansion.
Seven tests for the modernised ECT.
Oil and gas investors are using investor-state dispute settlement to successfully argue that climate policies are cutting into their profits.
