ECT

Energy Charter Treaty

Spain tells World Bank it will not pay €2-billion ICSID awards for renewable energy debts
The World Bank has sent a de­vas­ta­ting letter to the Spanish go­vern­ment to de­mand pay­ment of the awards that con­demn our country to com­pen­sate the in­ves­tors af­fected by the re­tro­ac­tive with­drawal of the pre­miums granted to re­ne­wable ener­gies.
Italy: Rockhopper provides an update on its ICSID arbitration with Italy
Tribunal orders Rockhopper & Italy to mitigate the risk of non-recoupment by Italy with the anticipation of the Stay being lifted.
Green light for enforcement of investor-state arbitration award in Australia
The decision recognised and enforced an ICSID arbitration award obtained by a renewable energy investor against the Spanish Government for €101 million.
Denmark to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty
Denmark will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty as it creates more uncertainties about investments than certainties, the Danish government announced.
UK court may seize Spanish sovereign assets amid international arbitration quagmire
The claims have been brought forward under the Energy Charter Treaty, an international convention which allows companies to sue signatory countries over decisions that affect their energy investments.
The UK and EU must leave the Energy Charter Treaty together
We can’t be held hostage by a 1990s treaty that allows fossil fuel firms to sue governments.
Switzerland says won’t follow EU out of beleaguered Energy Charter Treaty
Bern said it will not join the European Union’s proposed mass exit from a controversial energy investment protection treaty, sparking fears that fossil fuel companies will use Switzerland as a rear base to keep suing governments over climate action.
Spain sticks with decision to block Berkeley’s uranium mine
Berkeley said it also believes the rejection is not legal as it infringed on its rights under an international agreement known as the Energy Charter Treaty.
Croatia to pay $256 million arbitration award to MOL - minister
Croatia will pay $255.7 million to Hungarian oil and gas company MOL under a ruling in an arbitration case at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
This company is suing the US over the keystone pipeline cancellation. taxpayers are footing the bill
The lawyers, meanwhile, are living handsomely.