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Clean up myths about the Energy Charter Treaty

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Clean up myths about the Energy Charter Treaty

From Fabian Flues / 15.12.2020 Comments Disabled

This week, the member states of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and evaluate the ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amid growing concern that the ECT [...]

Busting myths around the Energy Charter Treaty

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Busting myths around the Energy Charter Treaty

From Fabian Flues / 15.12.2020 Comments Disabled

A guide for concerned citizens, activists, journalists and policy makers The Energy Charter Treaty, an investment agreement for the energy sector, has recently been in the spotlight. No other treaty [...]

The Energy Charter Treaty – Climate action in the dock

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The Energy Charter Treaty – Climate action in the dock

From Fabian Flues / 15.09.2020 Comments Disabled

How does the Energy Charter Treaty, the secret weapon of the energy industry against climate policy, work and how are countries of the Global South made to join the treaty with false promises? PowerShift has a [...]

Strengthening human rights and environmental protection through raw material chapters

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Strengthening human rights and environmental protection through raw material chapters

From Fabian Flues / 27.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements could strengthen human rights and environmental protection in the raw materials sector Environmental degradation and human rights violations are commonplace in the extraction of raw materials. Nevertheless, the European Union's trade treaties are exclusively...

Alternatives for the ‘Energy and Raw Materials Chapters’ in EU trade agreements

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Alternatives for the ‘Energy and Raw Materials Chapters’ in EU trade agreements

From Fabian Flues / 27.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements could strengthen human rights and environmental protection in the raw materials sector The European Union is one of the largest importers of raw materials, with its companies [...]

Anchoring climate and environmental protection in EU trade agreements

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Anchoring climate and environmental protection in EU trade agreements

From Fabian Flues / 18.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements could contribute to a more sustainable world economy In this report, Ciaran Cross takes on the task of thinking through what it would mean to integrate effective [...]

Integrating environmental and climate protection into trade agreements

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Integrating environmental and climate protection into trade agreements

From Fabian Flues / 11.05.2020 Comments Disabled

How trade agreements contribute to a more sustainable global economy could in many cases jeopardise ambitious environmental and climate protection. But that doesn't have to be the case. A variety of proposals exist, such as trade agreements...

Civil society calls for transparency in EU-US free trade negotiations

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Civil society calls for transparency in EU-US free trade negotiations

From Fabian Flues / 08.10.2019 Comments Disabled

An alliance of 20 civil society organisations has sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan. In it, the signatories demand the [...]