Trade and investment policy

Case study: CETA assessment of the climate impact of trade policies and agreements

Introduction Methodology EU-Canada trade in goods Climate policy rules, institutions and decisions Committees set up under CETA and bilateral dialogues Investments: Flows, Stocks and Protection Recommendations
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Lunch & Learn 3.0 – One year of coronavirus – Enduring systemic crisis instead of a one-off caesura?

A 4-part crash course series on EU trade policy in times of the Corona crisis has been keeping us in suspense for a year. Time to take stock: The pandemic has once again put its finger on [...]
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Statement on the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme (ProgRess III)

As a civil society organisation, we generally welcome the third edition of the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme. The many measures show which challenges for the protection of resources lie ahead of German politics,...
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60 years of bilateral investment protection – a ticking time bomb

Germany's bilateral investment agreements under the scrutiny of corporate lawmakers stand in the way of a progressive climate policy and endanger environmental and consumer protection. A large part of corporate lawsuits against states are based on bilateral investment treaties.
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Under pressure: With corporate lawsuits against environmental protection

PowerShift, together with the Environment and Development Forum, Campact, BUND, AbL and attac, has published a new case study in which we investigate the impact of corporate lawsuits on environmental legislation and present examples of various lawsuits.
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