environment


The climate impact of the EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
Instead of supporting sustainable development, the agreement has primarily facilitated trade in environmentally harmful goods, and has also failed to introduce effective mechanisms to address sustainability challenges.
We need a trade deal that works for people and the planet
A federal review of the USMCA is approaching later this year. This is a critical opportunity to demand a trade deal that prioritizes people, the environment, public health, worker rights, and innovative manufacturing
Emmerson draws first tranche of litigation, working capital funds
Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has drawn down the first tranche of funding under the Capital Provision Agreement, which will provide the company with up to $11-million in both litigation finance capital and working capital.
"Totally irresponsible": how Exxon is exploiting international law to sue the Dutch government
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to an obscure legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels
Companies can sue governments for closing oilfields and mines – and the risk of huge damages is already stopping countries from passing green laws, ministers say.
The rights of nature become a rallying point against an ascendant mining industry
Communities and ecosystems across the globe face heavy environmental damage from intensifying mining operations. A people’s tribunal probed the Canadian mining industry’s impact on the natural world and the people defending it.
The Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the EU and Angola: a new model for investment agreements?
The SIFA marks a significant milestone in international investment law. Its focus on sustainability, transparency, and problem-solving represents a new approach that could influence the future of investment agreements worldwide.
Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn
The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
The new Canada-Ecuador trade deal pushes anti-democratic trade policy
Amidst all the chaos brought on by Trump’s tariff threats, Canada’s federal trade minister celebrated a minor win this month: the finalization of a trade agreement with Ecuador.