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Energy Charter Treaty

Europe’s Green Deal is under threat from Energy Charter Treaty

  • Posted on: 20 September 2019
  • By: Yamina SAHEB

The EU and its member states should collectively withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects fossil fuel investments, and go to the UN Climate Summit in New York with a call to develop a ‘Treaty for the Non-Proliferation of Fossil Fuels’, argues Yamina Saheb.

Keywords: 
Europe Green Deal
Energy Charter Treaty
Carbon Neutrality
ISDS

The Energy Charter Treaty - Assessing its geopolitical, climate and financial impacts

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a multilateral investment protection agreement which protects investments in the energy supply.

For the first time, since the entry into force of the ECT in 1998, the geopolitical, climate and financial impacts are assessed.

The analyses show that:

Keywords: 
Paris Climate Agreement
Energy Charter Treaty
investment protection

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