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Do participate in our new survey on investment treaties! We want to know your views!

🌍 To stop #climatechange and cut exposure to volatile energy markets, some Govs are phasing out oil/gas production. But what if investors sue?

@iisd.org research sets out how Govs can design phase-outs to minimize risk of #ISDS claims—our new blog unpacks:

www.iisd.org/articles/pol...

It was a lot of fun working on this Q&A explainer about investment treaties and #ISDS reform.

Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators

🔎 New @theguardian.com analysis by Phoebe Weston and @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social finds that "fossil fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states" through #ISDS lawsuits 👇

We have refreshed our ITN website. Go and check it out together with our latest issue.

Since this is back…
Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level

Nations Are Exiting a Secretive System That Protects Corporations. One Country’s Story Shows How Hard That Can Be - Inside Climate News Bolivia was the first nation to leave a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.

➡️ @jostransky.bsky.social contributes to this @insideclimatenews.org piece on how #ISDS threatens 🍃 #climateaction and communities, the global momentum away from ISDS—incl developing and developed countries—and challenges along the way.

Read more ➡️ insideclimatenews.org/news/2212202...

A Better Conversation | David M. Perry Get more from David M. Perry on Patreon

Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.

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What the #EnergyCharterTreaty’s modernization means, why it won’t stop more states withdrawing from this outdated treaty, and why the changes won’t deliver sufficient protection for #climate policies.

@lschaugg.bsky.social has the answers ➡️ iisd.org/articles/exp...

The European Economic and Social Committee plenary has adopted an opinion urging the EU to reach a binding deal with non-EU states to neutralize the Energy Charter Treaty’s (ECT) ‘sunset clause.’

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To rethink the investment regime, we must consider 3 contextual issues @akinkugbe.bsky.social:

1️⃣ Debt entrapment & limited fiscal space
2️⃣ Climate change & historical responsibilities
3️⃣ Geopolitical rivalries playing out on the African continent

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