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24 Apr 2024

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Article

Coordinated withdrawal agreed after several member states and UK have quit energy charter treaty

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6 Mar 2024

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The European Union is poised to agree on a joint exit from a controversial energy investment protection agreement that activists say is a roadblock to the bloc’s path toward climate neutrality.

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1 Sep 2023

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The UK's Energy Minister has announced that the UK will quit the Energy Charter Treaty by November unless reforms are passed.

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20 Jul 2023

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Portugal has become the latest European country to announce its intention to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, in line with the European Commission's recent proposal that all EU countries jointly exit the Treaty.

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7 Jul 2023

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The European Commission has proposed that all EU members jointly quit the Energy Charter Treaty, citing climate concerns. The Energy Charter Treaty protects the investments of energy companies, including fossil fuel companies.

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14 Apr 2023

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Denmark becomes the latest country to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, an investment agreement protecting fossil fuel investors which the Danish government now sees as obstructing the green transition.

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10 Mar 2023

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Article

In the wake of the EU's announcement that it plans to coordinate a withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, Kyla Tienhaara and Rachel Thrasher call for the UK to follow suit to prevent fossil fuel companies suing governments for decisions that threaten the profitability of their business model.

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10 Feb 2023

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Article

More than 100 academic experts have written to the UK government calling for the UK to exit the Energy Charter Treaty agreement. They say that continued membership of the Treaty will harm the UK's prospects of limiting global warming.

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9 Feb 2023

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Article

Switzerland intends to remain in the Energy Charter Treaty despite the EU's recently-announced intention to withdraw. This raises the risk that fossil fuel companies will restructure their operations to use Switzerland as a base to challenge green energy policies.

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9 Feb 2023

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The European Commission has told member countries that a joint EU exit from a controversial international energy treaty appears inevitable, according to a document seen by EURACTIV, with some of them already leaving the accord on climate concerns.

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7 Feb 2023

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Article

In a major u-turn, the European Commission has recommended a full EU-wide exit from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty, an investment agreement covering the energy sector that has been criticised as an obstacle in the transition to clean energy.

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24 Jan 2023

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Article

After seven EU member states announced their withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, the case for the EU to lead a coordinated exit from the agreement in 2023 becomes overwhelming.

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20 Jan 2023

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Article

The treaty allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments for taking climate change action. Blog from researchers at the Transnational Institute and the Anders Handel platform calls for the abolition of the Energy Charter Treaty.

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11 Nov 2022

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Article

The German government has announced its intentions to leave the Energy Charter Treaty, joining France, Spain and other EU countries which have recently rejected the controversial treaty.

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4 Nov 2022

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Article

EU countries are voting with their feet, quitting the investor protection pact despite the EU’s efforts to reform it – but the European Commission warns it will be worse to be outside than in.

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24 Oct 2022

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Article

President Macron said quitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal

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21 Oct 2022

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Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten announced the decision in the parliament on Tuesday.

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17 Oct 2022

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Spain has initiated a procedure to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which protects investments in fossil fuels and other energy infrastructure, official sources confirmed.

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2 Sep 2022

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Article

Activists have drawn attention to a previously unnoticed draft law from the Polish government setting the country on course to withdraw from a 1990s treaty they say was designed to protect fossil fuels and needs to be abandoned in light of the climate crisis.

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25 Jul 2022

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Article

European governments are still considering withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), despite the EU Commission’s efforts to modernise the controversial pact, documents leaked to Investigate Europe reveal.

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27 Jun 2022

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Article

The Report on the future of EU international investment policy, which demands a withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, was adopted with a clear majority.

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24 Jun 2022

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Article

Campaigners have criticised newly-announced reforms to the Energy Charter Treaty as insufficient in removing protections for fossil fuel investors.

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17 May 2022

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Article

More European Union countries have shown signs of impatience with the ongoing reform of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which critics say impedes international efforts to phase out fossil fuels, according to leaked diplomatic cables seen by EURACTIV.

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21 Apr 2022

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Report

Report commissioned by ClientEarth looking at the extent to which the continued application of the Energy Charter Treaty is compatible with EU law following recent conclusions from the European Court of Justice.

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23 Mar 2022

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Article

Calls strengthen for the EU to leave the Energy Charter Treaty after efforts to reform the Treaty to ensure compatibility with the EU's climate goals.

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25 Jan 2022

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Article

Campaigners have accused the UK and Switzerland of undermining reform of the Energy Charter Treaty in a bid to tempt fossil fuel firms to relocate their headquarters.

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6 Jul 2021

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Statement signed by 401 worldwide civil society organisations asking their governments to exit the Energy Charter Treaty by COP26.

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6 Jul 2021

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Article

Little progress has been made to modernise a controversial agreement on energy investments that activists warn could derail decarbonisation efforts in Europe and across the globe, according to leaked documents.