On 24 June 2022, a reform proposal of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) was agreed. The ECT is an international trade agreement that protects foreign investors in the energy sector. Our analysis shows that climate-damaging investments will continue to be protected after the reform and that much-criticised arbitration will be maintained. Signing the reform would breathe new life into a dangerous agreement and make it likely that new countries will join.
We believe in the importance of political work, because only an informed civil society can influence the formation of political will.
Global inequality, climate disaster, exploitation of people and nature – the problems are huge. With our focus on trade, raw materials and climate policy, we address the root causes of our unjust economic system.
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