Publikation – Page 9 – PowerShift ARCHIV

Trade and Investment Policy,Climate Policy,Publication

The Energy Charter Treaty – Climate action in the dock

Trade and investment policy,Climate policy,publication

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 [...]

Travel guide: EU-Mercosur - A toxic agreement

All,Trade and investment policy,publication

All Trade and investment policy publication

Travel guide: EU-Mercosur - A toxic agreement

From Bettina Müller / 23.08.2020 Comments Disabled

The "Travel guide: EU-Mercosur - a toxic agreement" leads to the most popular destinations of pesticides produced in Germany, in this case in the four Mercosur states: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The [...]

Strengthening human rights and environmental protection through raw material chapters

All,Trade and investment policy,publication,Raw materials policy

All Trade and investment policy publication Raw materials policy

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...

Integrating environmental and climate protection into trade agreements

All,Trade and investment policy,publication

All Trade and investment policy publication

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...

Stumbling trap for climate protection

All,Trade and investment policy,Climate policy,publication,Raw materials policy

All Trade and investment policy Climate policy publication Raw materials policy

Stumbling trap for climate protection

From Merle Groneweg / 20.02.2020 Comments Disabled

How the Energy Charter Treaty Endangers Ambitious Climate Policy To Limit Global Temperature Rise, It Is Necessary to Reach Over 80 Countries% to keep the known reserves of fossil fuels in the ground. However, companies continue to invest...

Analysis of the Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur

All,Trade and investment policy,Climate policy,publication

All Trade and investment policy Climate policy publication

Analysis of the Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur

From Dr. Luciana Ghiotto and Dr. Javier Echaide / 16.01.2020 Comments Disabled

On 28. In June 2019, after 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay [...]

Supply chain responsibility: China's Role in Debate and Standard-Setting

All,Trade and investment policy,publication,Raw materials policy

All Trade and investment policy publication Raw materials policy

Supply chain responsibility: China's Role in Debate and Standard-Setting

From Merle Groneweg and Michael Reckordt / 30.12.2019 Comments Disabled

The debate on binding human rights and environmental protection along the entire supply chain has gained momentum. Internationally, as well as in Germany, legal regulations are being debated. In the dispute comes a [...]

Land grabbing for German cars

All,publication,Raw materials policy

All publication Raw materials policy

Land grabbing for German cars

From Michael Reckordt / 19.12.2019 Comments Disabled

How a mining company violates human rights during bauxite mining in Guinea The Federal Government guarantees in Guinea for the expansion of a mine for a million loan. 13 villages are affected by the negative effects of these [...]

60 years of bilateral investment protection – a ticking time bomb

Trade and investment policy,publication

Trade and investment policy publication

60 years of bilateral investment protection – a ticking time bomb

From Alessa Hartmann and Bettina Müller / 25.11.2019 Comments Disabled

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.

Berlin streets for everyone!

All,Climate policy,publication

All Climate policy publication

Berlin streets for everyone!

From Peter Fuchs / 20.11.2019 Comments Disabled

Since the beginning of 2019, PowerShift has been coordinating the "Autorunde" as a new networking of environmental and mobility policy initiatives in Berlin. At the heart of our common demands is the...