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Portugal announces withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro annouced that the country has started withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty, in line with a proposal tabled by the European Commission two weeks ago.
New UK trade deal 'rewards environmental destruction', warns WWF 
The environmental dangers represented by the CPTPP are profound for both food production and for encouraging practices linked with deforestation.
Environmental group challenges Government over Australia trade deal
NGO Feedback has filed an application for a judicial review of the UK's Australian free trade agreement over its inadequate assessment of the environmental impact, claiming that it undermines the UK’s commitment to tackle climate change.
Joint letter: Energy Ministers must support a coordinated withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
We call on you to support the Commission’s proposal for a coordinated withdrawal of the EU and all its member states from the Energy Charter Treaty and welcome a discussion of the ECT among energy ministers.
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
Climate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms.
EU tables Energy Charter Treaty exit, citing climate concerns
The European Commission proposed that EU countries jointly quit an international treaty that has been criticised for blocking efforts to fight climate change because its protection of energy investments extends to fossil fuels.
Indian Govt fears EU's carbon tariffs will raise compliance costs, impede free trade
Indian experts accredited by the government will be assessing the carbon content as India and European Union (EU) negotiate the Free Trade Agreement, as per sources in the government.
EU to propose exit from Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns
The European Commission is readying a proposal for EU countries to jointly quit an international energy treaty, after some governments already pledged to leave over climate concerns.
Canada’s options for intervening in the Keystone XL CUSMA lawsuit
This briefing paper explores what that prioritization might look like, and proposes a number of concrete paths forward for the Canadian government.
Between a mineral and a hard place
In the era of the energy transition, questions of state control and power are back on the agenda in a big way.