Articles and Statements,Press Release

PM: Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty fails in the European Council

PM: Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty fails in the European Council

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PM: Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty fails in the European Council

From / 21.11.2022 Comments Disabled
19.11.2022, Berlin: Die Reform des Energiecharta-Vertrags hat in einer wegweisenden Abstimmung am Freitagabend keine Mehrheit unter den EU-Mitgliedsstaaten gefunden. Im Ausschuss der Ständigen Vertreter enthielten sich Deutschland, Frankreich, Spanien...
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PM: Germany withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty

PM: Germany withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty

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PM: Germany withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty

From / 11.11.2022 Comments Disabled
München/Berlin, 11. November 2022. Nach jahrelangen Protesten von Klimaschützer:innen gegen den Energiecharta-Vertrag (ECT) und zwei Jahren erfolgloser Verhandlungen über dessen Reform kündigt die Bundesregierung nun an: Deutschland wird aus dem […]
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Lunch & Learn 5.0 – Global statt regional? Die Auswirkungen von Handelsabkommen auf nachhaltige Landwirtschaft und regionale Produktion

Lunch & Learn 5.0 – Global instead of regional? The impact of trade agreements on sustainable agriculture and regional production

Lunch & Learn 5.0 – Global instead of regional? The impact of trade agreements on sustainable agriculture and regional production

From / 25.10.2022 Comments Disabled
In Zeiten von Lieferengpässen während Corona-Pandemie und Ukraine-Krieg wird deutlich, mit welchen Risiken eine starke Importabhängigkeit verbunden ist. Wochenlang war es schwer, an Mehl, Öl und andere Lebensmittel zu kommen. […]
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Raw material security: National metal reserves in deposits

Raw material security: National metal reserves in deposits

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Raw material security: National metal reserves in deposits

From / 20.10.2022 Comments Disabled
Der Abbau von metallischen Rohstoffen ist mit vielen menschenrechtlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Risiken verbunden. Gleichzeitig sind Metalle aus unserem Leben nicht wegzudenken. Aktuelle Zukunftsprognosen von der Internationalen Energieagentur oder...
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PM: Alternative Raw Materials Summit: Civil society organisations call for a globally just raw materials transition

PM: Alternative Raw Materials Summit: Civil society organisations call for a globally just raw materials transition

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PM: Alternative Raw Materials Summit: Civil society organisations call for a globally just raw materials transition

From / 18.10.2022 Comments Disabled
Berlin, 18.10.2022: Das zivilgesellschaftliche Netzwerk AK Rohstoffe fordert auf seinem heute ab 13 Uhr stattfindenden Rohstoffgipfel eine Neuausrichtung der deutschen Rohstoffpolitik. Die zukünftige Rohstoffstrategie der Bundesregierung dürfe nicht...
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Neues Positionspapier des AK Rohstoffe: Krisenverschärfendes Handeln stoppen – Rohstoffwende umsetzen

New position paper of the AK Raw Materials: Stopping crisis-intensifying action – implementing the raw materials transition

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New position paper of the AK Raw Materials: Stopping crisis-intensifying action – implementing the raw materials transition

From / 01.10.2022 Comments Disabled
As AK Rohstoffe, PowerShift and 39 other organisations are calling for "stop crisis-intensifying action - #Implementation of the raw materials transition". The crises in the areas of environment, human rights and climate are intensifying and Germany is consuming [...]
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Reform of the Energy Charter Treaty keeps climate killers alive

Reform of the Energy Charter Treaty keeps climate killers alive

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Reform of the Energy Charter Treaty keeps climate killers alive

From / 31.08.2022 Comments Disabled
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...
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Investment protection treaties must not further impede climate protection

Investment protection treaties must not further impede climate protection

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Investment protection treaties must not further impede climate protection

From / 02.08.2022 Comments Disabled
Following the arbitration actions by RWE and Uniper against the Dutch coal phase-out, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has come under heavy criticism. Now his reform is entering its final phase: [...]
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Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out

Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out

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Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out

From / 25.07.2022 Comments Disabled
This briefing highlights the role played by the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in the German coal phase-out. It shows that the ECT has influenced the coal phase-out in two important ways: (1) In order to ensure [...]
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