investor-state disputes | ISDS


Romania loses arbitration versus investors in solar power
A tribunal operating under the World Bank has ruled in favor of ten companies that initiated arbitration with the argument that Romania violated the Energy Charter Treaty by lowering incentives for their solar power plants.
France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty
Quitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal, Macron said.
CSOs warn Nigeria against acceding to the Energy Charter Treaty
Signing the ECT would give the transnational companies in the energy sector a weapon to re-colonise Nigeria, as it would also be incompatible with Nigeria’s economic diversification aspirations.
Beyond ‘Once BITten, Twice Shy’: defending the legitimacy of investor-state dispute settlement in Peru and Australia
Why do governments include ISDS in investment treaties despite scant evidence of its economic benefits and clearer info about its costs?
Dutch to leave Energy Charter Treaty because of climate change conflict
The Netherlands is leaving a controversial energy treaty because it conflicts with Paris climate accord commitments, energy minister Rob Jetten said
The agreement in principle on ECT “modernization”: A botched reform attempt that undermines climate action
The renegotiated ECT does not rise to the mounting global challenges regarding energy investment, climate action, and sustainable development.
Free trade agreements: Mexico. How to get out of corporate submission?
We have produced a detailed study/story of NAFTA, with its eternal wake of treatises and agreements, its effects, and the tools to analyse and organise resistance against the impacts of FTAs.
Justice ministry requests recalculation of ICSID ruling
Should the claims be accepted, the amount the South Korean government has to pay to Lone Star would be reduced to a little over 216 million U.S. dollars.
A backdoor for fossil fuel protection: How extending ECT coverage to CCUS, hydrogen, and ammonia will lock-in oil & gas
Extending protection under the Energy Charter Treaty to investments in carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen, and ammonia, among other emerging energy technologies and products, could hamper the ability of States to end reliance on fossil fuels.
Spain to follow Italy and Poland and leave the Energy Charter
Spain has initiated proceedings to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, signed by 53 countries and in force since 1998, designed to protect foreign investment in energy infrastructure.