climate


Europe pushes ahead with controversial Canadian trade deal, opens door for tar sands
The trade deal could facilitate energy companies suing Member State governments when environmental policies threaten their profits.
A vote against CETA would reset Europe’s trade agenda
With global inequalities spiralling and the climate crisis on our doorstep, the last thing we need is a trade deal that would worsen both.
Intensifying global crisis and conflict
On behalf of monopoly firms and local elites, imperialist states have been competing to rewrite international and national legal systems and regulations through trade and investment agreements
Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests
Opinion on international trade and investment agreements : « Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests - The example of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) »
A new, climate-friendly approach to trade
We urgently need a new approach to trade that prioritizes the needs of people and planet.
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
Rising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option.
To safeguard the Paris agreement, trade deals must align with climate policy
Our trade agreements—current and proposed—don't send the right signals for the U.S. and other countries to meet their Paris commitments.
How will Trump's presidency affect the global food industry?
The election of Trump could well have significant long-term implications for global food security and efforts to tackle climate change.
The trade system and climate action: ways forward under the Paris Agreement
The relationship between trade policy and climate policy needs to improve in the future, in particular with a view towards implementing the Paris Agreement.
Climate change in investor state arbitration: ideas on application ex officio and transnational public policy
Climate change is a serious threat to humankind and arbitration could play a key role in this era.